Description
OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in InstallerController that allows any authenticated user to modify module administration settings without the admin/manage_modules permission. Low-privileged users such as Front Office clerks can POST to saveConfig, DeleteAcl, DeleteHooks and nickName actions to reconfigure or partially disable installed modules.
Published: 2026-11-13
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Fri, 13 Nov 2026 09:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in InstallerController that allows any authenticated user to modify module administration settings without the admin/manage_modules permission. Low-privileged users such as Front Office clerks can POST to saveConfig, DeleteAcl, DeleteHooks and nickName actions to reconfigure or partially disable installed modules.
Title OpenEMR before 8.5.0 Missing Authorization in InstallerController Module 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
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, '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'}

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Open-emr Openemr
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-13T09:35:08.617Z

Reserved: 2026-11-10T21:39:26.377Z

Link: CVE-2026-126457

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