OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in five Module Manager InstallerController actions that lack the admin/manage_modules ACL check and CSRF validation. Low-privilege users such as Front Office accounts can POST to saveConfig or SaveHooks to overwrite any module's configuration, retarget CCDA and HIE settings, and delete module hooks.

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Description OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in five Module Manager InstallerController actions that lack the admin/manage_modules ACL check and CSRF validation. Low-privilege users such as Front Office accounts can POST to saveConfig or SaveHooks to overwrite any module's configuration, retarget CCDA and HIE settings, and delete module hooks.
Title OpenEMR before 8.5.0 Missing Authorization in Module Manager Installer Actions
First Time appeared Open-emr
Open-emr openemr
Weaknesses CWE-862
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Open-emr
Open-emr openemr
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-13T09:34:54.427Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-126479

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-11-13T10:17:57.563

Modified: 2026-11-13T10:17:57.677

Link: CVE-2026-126479

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