---
id: "CVE-2026-126469"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-126469"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-126469"]
title: "OpenEMR: custom scripts skip access checks, exposing patient records"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: [{"name": "OpenEMR", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["healthcare", "openemr", "other", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["openemr-8.5.0-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-11-13T10:17:55+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-13T10:47:25+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-13T10:48:53+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126469", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-13T10:47:25+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# OpenEMR: custom scripts skip access checks, exposing patient records

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-126469 (this .md is for agents)

OpenEMR versions before 8.5.0 have several custom scripts that check only that a user is logged in and never run the access control check. Any logged-in low-privilege user can download patient SSNs, dates of birth, insurance data and provider identifiers, and can forge chart-tracker records.

_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 use; the sources say versions before `8.5.0` are affected.
- Look for `custom/export_labworks.php`, `custom/chart_tracker.php` and `custom/export_registry_xml.php` in the install.

## Fix

- OpenEMR: move to `8.5.0` or later, per the sources.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-13T10:47:25+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126469

## Documents

- [advisory] Vendor advisory: github.com https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-3h5w-672p-v4m9
- [advisory] Third-party advisory: www.vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-before-8.5.0-missing-authorization-in-custom-export-and-chart-tracker-scripts

## From the sources

OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in several custom/ scripts that rely only on session authentication and never call AclMain::aclCheckCore(). Any authenticated low-privilege user can request export_labworks.php, chart_tracker.php, or export_registry_xml.php to disclose patient SSN, DOB, and insurance data or provider NPI/tax IDs, and forge chart-tracker records.

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