Incorrect authorization in SmileCDR HAPI FHIR exposes resource contents
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
SmileCDR HAPI FHIR does not correctly check authorization for conditional create actions. A user with CREATE but not READ permissions can submit a conditional create whose predicate matches an existing resource and receive that resource's contents. An authenticated remote attacker with low privileges can read resources they are not permitted to read, with no user interaction.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
SmileCDR HAPI FHIR does not correctly check authorization for conditional create actions. A user with CREATE but not READ permissions could submit a conditional create whose predicate matches an existing resource and receive the target resource's contents.
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
Upgrade SmileCDR HAPI FHIR to September 2026 or later, which is listed as the fixed version. The sources do not list a vendor advisory for this fix.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA HAPI FHIR (SmileCDR) Fixed in September 2026
Timeline
- 2026-10-22 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-113876
- 2026-10-22 Alias added: GHSA-xwm2-wwv7-wrr5
- 2026-10-23 1 new reference · CNA
More SmileCDR vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-79413 Decompression flaw in SmileCDR HAPI FHIR enables denial of service CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-79414 Incorrect authorization in SmileCDR HAPI FHIR lets tenants cross partitions CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-79415 Missing authorization in SmileCDR HAPI FHIR allows unauthorized reads CVSS 4.0LOW 2.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-113876 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-113876 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xwm2-wwv7-wrr5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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