Incorrect authorization in SmileCDR HAPI FHIR lets tenants cross partitions
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
SmileCDR HAPI FHIR allows an untrusted bundle body to replace a partition identity previously established by a trusted source, and does not enforce storage partition entitlement by default. An attacker authorized for one tenant can read from or write to another tenant's partition, which is an incorrect authorization flaw (CWE-863). The affected range is from 0 before *, and the sources list no fixed version for HAPI FHIR.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
SmileCDR HAPI FHIR allows an untrusted bundle body to replace a partition identity previously established by a trusted source, and does not enforce storage partition entitlement by default. An attacker authorized for one tenant can read from or write to another tenant's partition.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for HAPI FHIR.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-22 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-113874
- 2026-10-22 Alias added: GHSA-qw7x-rp32-35vw
- 2026-10-23 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-23 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
More SmileCDR vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-79413 Decompression flaw in SmileCDR HAPI FHIR enables denial of service CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-79416 Incorrect authorization in SmileCDR HAPI FHIR exposes resource contents CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-79415 Missing authorization in SmileCDR HAPI FHIR allows unauthorized reads CVSS 4.0LOW 2.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-113874 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-113874 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qw7x-rp32-35vw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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