---
id: "CVE-2026-126445"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-126445"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-126445"]
title: "OpenEMR: any logged-in staff user can falsify patient check-in status"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.3
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["healthcare", "openemr", "other", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["no-patient-flow-board-use", "openemr-8.5.0-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-11-13T10:17:52+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-13T10:47:23+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-13T10:57:14+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126445", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-13T10:47:23+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# OpenEMR: any logged-in staff user can falsify patient check-in status

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-126445 (this .md is for agents)

OpenEMR before 8.5.0 lets any authenticated core user change Patient Flow Board trackers without the patients/appt permission. An attacker can alter check-in status, rooms, drug-screen completion and tracker history for patients.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed OpenEMR version; `8.5.0` or later is not affected by this flaw
- Confirm whether the Patient Flow Board is in use and whether core users lack the patients/appt permission

## Fix

- OpenEMR: move to `8.5.0` or later

## Timeline

- 2026-11-13T10:47:23+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126445

## Documents

- [advisory] Vendor advisory: github.com https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-2984-qxv9-6r62
- [advisory] Third-party advisory: www.vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-before-8.5.0-missing-authorization-in-patient-flow-board-tracker-endpoints

## From the sources

OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows any authenticated core user to modify arbitrary Patient Flow Board trackers without the patients/appt permission. Attackers can submit a victim tracker_id to patient_tracker_status.php or drug_screen_completed.php to falsify check-in status, rooms, drug-screen completion, and tracker history.

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