---
id: "CVE-2026-126440"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-126440"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-126440"]
title: "OpenEMR: missing access check lets users move protected patient documents"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.0
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["healthcare", "openemr", "runtime", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["no-care-coordination-users", "openemr-8.5.0-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-11-13T10:17:51+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-13T10:47:22+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-13T10:56:35+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126440", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-13T10:47:22+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# OpenEMR: missing access check lets users move protected patient documents

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-126440 (this .md is for agents)

OpenEMR before 8.5.0 has a missing authorization check in the Care Coordination CCDA and CCR import controllers. An authenticated non-administrator with Care Coordination access can recategorize protected patient documents and then download them.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the OpenEMR version in the installation; versions before `8.5.0` are affected.
- Confirm whether Care Coordination is enabled and which users have access to it.

## Fix

- OpenEMR: move to `8.5.0` or later.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-13T10:47:22+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126440

## Documents

- [advisory] Vendor advisory: github.com https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-mmpv-ph5x-x4m3
- [advisory] Third-party advisory: www.vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-before-8.5.0-document-acl-bypass-via-care-coordination-import

## From the sources

OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a missing authorization flaw in the Care Coordination CCDA and CCR import controllers, which move a document named by the document_id parameter into the import category without checking access to the source document. Authenticated non-administrators with Care Coordination access can recategorize protected patient documents and then download them through normal ACL-checked retrieval.

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