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OpenEMR before 8.3.0 Broken Object Authorization via SOAP Note Update API

7.1HighCNA
Exploited
No known exploitation
Fix
Fixed in 8.3.0
Who is exposed
Specific setups only

Do first: Check whether your setup matches what the bug needs. OpenEMR versions before 8.3.0 Authenticated access to the standard REST API User has encounters/notes permission

Published
Last modified
15/100 · provisional
Specific setups only
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

OpenEMR before 8.3.0 contains a broken object-level authorization vulnerability in the SOAP note update API, which does not verify that the supplied SOAP note ID (sid) belongs to the supplied patient and encounter. Authenticated users with encounters/notes permission can send PUT requests to /api/patient/:pid/encounter/:eid/soap_note/:sid with another patient's sid to overwrite that clinical note and reassign its pid.

cve.now Index

15Pcve.now Index 15 of 100 · methodology v3 · provisional
  • Exploitation?/40Unknown. No CISA SSVC exploitation rating yet
  • Exposure8/25Specific setups only, reachable over the network
  • Reach?/20Unknown. No tracked technology or package matched
  • Severity7.1/10CVSS 7.1
  • No patch0/5No signal

What would change the score

  • Would score about 65 if added to CISA KEV
  • Would score about 60 if CISA's SSVC rates exploitation active
  • Would score about 22 if CISA's SSVC rates it automatable

What to do

  • Check whether your setup matches what the bug needs.

    OpenEMR versions before 8.3.0 Authenticated access to the standard REST API User has encounters/notes permission
  • Upgrade to a fixed version: 8.3.0.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. First seen by cve.now

Affected versions

  • openemr openemr

    fixed in 8.3.0

Evidence 2

  1. Advisory
  2. Link

Corrections

None so far.

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Questions about CVE-2026-124473

Is CVE-2026-124473 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cve.now feed data

What does this mean?

An authenticated user with the encounters/notes permission can send PUT requests to the SOAP note update API and overwrite another patient's SOAP clinical note. The request can also reassign the note to a different patient ID, which corrupts patient-record integrity.Source: vulncheck.com, github.com

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-124473?

openemr: before 8.3.0.Source: cve.now feed data

Am I affected, and how do I check?

OpenEMR versions before 8.3.0 are affected, and the issue applies to authenticated access to the standard REST API. To check a setup, look at the OpenEMR version in the installation's footer or admin page, and check whether the user's role includes the encounters/notes permission.Source: vulncheck.com, github.com

How do I fix CVE-2026-124473?

Upgrade OpenEMR to 8.3.0 or later, which contains the fix.Source: vulncheck.com, github.com