---
id: "CVE-2026-126458"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-126458"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-126458"]
title: "OpenEMR: any staff user can authorize other patients' clinical records"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: [{"name": "OpenEMR", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["healthcare", "openemr", "package", "php", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["openemr-8.5.0-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-11-13T10:17:54+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-13T10:47:24+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-13T10:48:55+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126458", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-13T10:47:24+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# OpenEMR: any staff user can authorize other patients' clinical records

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-126458 (this .md is for agents)

OpenEMR before 8.5.0 lets any logged-in staff member mark arbitrary patients' billing, forms, notes and transactions as authorized, skipping provider review. An attacker with a staff account gets to alter clinical record authorization for patients they should not touch.

_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 installed OpenEMR version in the application's version or footer information and confirm whether it is below `8.5.0`.
- Review whether `authorizations_full.php` is present and reachable on the deployment.

## Fix

- OpenEMR: upgrade to `8.5.0` or later (per the advisory cited in the sources).

## Timeline

- 2026-11-13T10:47:24+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126458

## Documents

- [advisory] Vendor advisory: github.com https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-j467-662w-jwvj
- [advisory] Third-party advisory: www.vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-before-8.5.0-missing-authorization-via-authorizations-full-php

## From the sources

OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in authorizations_full.php that allows any authenticated staff user to authorize arbitrary patients' clinical records. Attackers can send a mode=authorize request with an attacker-chosen pid and their own CSRF token to set authorized=1 on billing, forms, pnotes, and transactions records, bypassing provider review.

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