# CVE-2026-124481: OpenEMR before 8.4.0 Cross-Patient Payment Tampering via Rainforest Portal Payments

Only affects OpenEMR before 8.4.0 when Rainforest is the configured payment gateway and patients pay through the portal. Fixed in 8.4.0.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-119536
- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Fixed in: 8.4.0
- Published: 2026-11-08 · Updated: 2026-11-08

CVE-2026-124481 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 7.1 (high) and affects openemr; fixed in 8.4.0.

## Affected

- openemr: fixed in 8.4.0

## Description

OpenEMR before 8.4.0 contains an improper authorization vulnerability in Rainforest patient portal payments that trusts browser-supplied patientId, encounter, and amount values instead of deriving them from the portal session. Authenticated portal patients can tamper with JSON sent to portal_payment.rainforest.php so the payin.authorized webhook writes forged ar_activity credits to other patients' encounters exceeding the amount actually paid.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on openemr, upgrade to a fixed version (8.4.0) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-124481 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: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-124481

### What does this mean?

A logged-in patient portal user can make a small Rainforest payment and have it recorded as a much larger credit against another patient's encounter. This falsifies receivables and patient balances.

Source: https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-525m-fch5-vqqm, https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-before-8.4.0-cross-patient-payment-tampering-via-rainforest-portal-payments

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-124481?

openemr: before 8.4.0.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-124481

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

OpenEMR versions before 8.4.0 are affected when Rainforest is the configured payment gateway and the patient portal payment page is used with a patient-portal session. To check, look at the OpenEMR version and confirm whether Rainforest is set as the payment gateway.

Source: https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-525m-fch5-vqqm, https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-before-8.4.0-cross-patient-payment-tampering-via-rainforest-portal-payments

### How do I fix CVE-2026-124481?

Upgrade OpenEMR to 8.4.0 or later, which contains the fix.

Source: https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-525m-fch5-vqqm, https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-before-8.4.0-cross-patient-payment-tampering-via-rainforest-portal-payments

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## References

- https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-525m-fch5-vqqm
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-before-8.4.0-cross-patient-payment-tampering-via-rainforest-portal-payments

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