---
id: "CVE-2026-126485"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-126485"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-126485"]
title: "OpenEMR: CSRF lets attackers delete observation records via GET request"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.3
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["healthcare", "openemr", "runtime", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["openemr-8.5.0-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-11-13T10:17:58+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-13T10:47:26+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-13T10:57:08+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126485", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-13T10:47:26+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# OpenEMR: CSRF lets attackers delete observation records via GET request

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-126485 (this .md is for agents)

OpenEMR before 8.5.0 has a cross-site request forgery flaw in its observation delete handler, which accepts no CSRF token. An attacker who lures a logged-in clinician to a crafted page can soft-delete observation form records in that clinician's open encounter.

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

## How to check

- Check the OpenEMR version in the installed application: `unknown` is what the sources give for the exact check command.
- Look for observation form deletions in the audit log for unexpected entries.

## Fix

- OpenEMR: move to `8.5.0` or later.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-13T10:47:26+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126485

## Documents

- [advisory] Vendor advisory: github.com https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-7gjr-359j-5q93
- [advisory] Third-party advisory: www.vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-before-8.5.0-csrf-via-observation-form-delete-php

## From the sources

OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability in ObservationController::deleteAction that allows attackers to delete observation form records without a CSRF token. Attackers can lure a logged-in clinician to a page issuing a GET to delete.php with guessed id values, soft-deleting observations in the victim's open encounter.

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