---
id: "CVE-2026-126446"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-126446"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-126446"]
title: "OpenEMR: missing access check exposes destroyed-drug records to any logged-in user"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.3
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: [{"name": "OpenEMR", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["healthcare", "openemr", "runtime", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["no-authenticated-users-beyond-admins", "version-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: "2026-11-13T10:57:13+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126446", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-13T10:47:23+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# OpenEMR: missing access check exposes destroyed-drug records to any logged-in user

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-126446 (this .md is for agents)

OpenEMR before 8.5.0 does not check permissions on its destroyed-drugs report page, so any authenticated user can open it. An attacker with a normal account can read drug names, NDC codes, lots, quantities, destruction methods, witnesses and notes for a chosen date range.

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

## Affected

- vendor:OpenEMR affected range not listed fixed no fixed version listed

## How to check

- Check the OpenEMR version in the installed application; versions before `8.5.0` are affected.
- Look for `destroyed_drugs_report.php` in the OpenEMR web root and confirm whether it enforces the `admin/drugs` or `inventory/reporting` ACL.

## 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-2026-126446

## Documents

- [advisory] Vendor advisory: github.com https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-pf2f-4xph-fhjx
- [advisory] Third-party advisory: www.vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-before-8.5.0-missing-authorization-via-destroyed-drugs-report-php

## From the sources

OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows any authenticated core user to retrieve destroyed-drug records because destroyed_drugs_report.php lacks the admin/drugs or inventory/reporting ACL check. Attackers can submit the report refresh form with a chosen date range to obtain drug names, NDC, lots, quantities, destruction methods, witnesses, and notes.

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