# CVE-2026-33305: OpenEMR has Authorization Bypass in FaxSMS AppDispatch Constructor

- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 8.0.0.2
- Published: 2026-03-19 · Updated: 2026-03-21

## Affected

- openemr: fixed in 8.0.0.2

## Description

OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. Prior to 8.0.0.2, an authorization bypass in the optional FaxSMS module (`oe-module-faxsms`) allows any authenticated OpenEMR user to invoke controller methods — including `getNotificationLog()`, which returns patient appointment data (PHI) — regardless of whether they hold the required ACL permissions. The `AppDispatch` constructor dispatches user-controlled actions and exits the process before any calling code can enforce ACL checks. Version 8.0.0.2 fixes the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on openemr, upgrade to a fixed version (8.0.0.2) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-r973-h5cq-35rc
- https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/edb65936e259b2625e8eea4628316c4577cb2a11

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