OpenEMR before 8.4.0 contains OAuth scope canonicalization and containment flaws that allow unauthenticated attackers to obtain unapproved system-level FHIR access. Attackers can register a colon-form system:Patient.read client that bypasses approval, then request unregistered system/Patient.write scope to read, modify, and create Patient records.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
openemr openemr unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 8.4.0
8.4.0 unaffected —

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References
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https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-6xh3-fmm5-jjp4 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-before-8.4.0-oauth-authorization-bypass-via-scope-canonicalization cve-icon cve-icon
History

Fri, 13 Nov 2026 09:45:00 +0000

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Description OpenEMR before 8.4.0 contains OAuth scope canonicalization and containment flaws that allow unauthenticated attackers to obtain unapproved system-level FHIR access. Attackers can register a colon-form system:Patient.read client that bypasses approval, then request unregistered system/Patient.write scope to read, modify, and create Patient records.
Title OpenEMR before 8.4.0 OAuth Authorization Bypass via Scope Canonicalization
First Time appeared Open-emr
Open-emr openemr
Weaknesses CWE-863
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Open-emr
Open-emr openemr
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-13T09:34:58.505Z

Reserved: 2026-11-10T21:42:24.800Z

Link: CVE-2026-126473

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-11-13T10:17:56.590

Modified: 2026-11-13T10:17:56.710

Link: CVE-2026-126473

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