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TI-2026-85638 Aliases CVE-2026-104137

Patient data search without sufficient ACL in OpenEMR

Priority LOW 31CWE-284Published · Updated

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 · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

OpenEMR versions before 8.3.0 have an access control flaw in the sms_search branch of interface/main/messages/save.php. The endpoint requires an authenticated session but does not enforce patient or feature-level ACLs, which is CWE-284. A low-privilege user who cannot view patient data through the normal interface can search the MedEx SMS endpoint and receive patient identifiers, names, phone numbers, SMS permission status, and recent message information.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05

Description from the CNA

OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. Prior to 8.3.0, the sms_search branch of interface/main/messages/save.php requires an authenticated session but does not enforce patient or feature-level ACLs. A low-privilege user who cannot access patient data through the normal interface can search the MedEx SMS endpoint and receive patient identifiers, names, phone numbers, SMS permission status, and recent message information. This issue is fixed in version 8.3.0.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00313 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed openemr (openemr): 8.3.0

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
openemropenemrbefore 8.3.08.3.0Patch availableCNA
  • openemr Vendoropenemr Affected before 8.3.0 Fixed in 8.3.0 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Open-Emr
  • cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Open-Emr

Remediation

Upgrade OpenEMR to version 8.3.0, which fixes this issue.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05

  • Fix · CNA openemr (openemr) Fixed in 8.3.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-11-05 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-104137
  2. 2026-11-07 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW

References

Other 4

  • TI-2026-24664 SQL Injection Vulnerability in ajax graphs library (OpenEMR) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-85645 Missing write ACL lets users reassign documents in OpenEMR CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2026-28796 OpenEMR 8.2.0 Remote Code Execution via CategoryTree eval() Injection CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2026-20308 OpenEMR's payments gateway_api_key secret rendered into client JS code CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2026-20093 OpenEMR has SQL Injection in Patient API Sort Parameter CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-20048 OpenEMR Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
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Sources

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