CVSS 4.0
7.2 highCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NCVE-2026-126479 OpenEMR before 8.5.0 Missing Authorization in Module Manager Installer Actions
High (7.2) in openemr openemr. EPSS 0.3% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
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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.
Severity
CVSS 3.1
7.6 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L- EPSS
- 0.3% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 26th percentile. Scored 2026-11-13. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
- CWE
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- OWASP Top 10
- A01:2025 Broken Access Control
- Published
- Modified
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck (CNA)
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting analysis
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
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Versions
From the CNA's record in the CVE List.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| openemr | before 8.5.0 |
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- CAPEC-665 Exploitation of Thunderbolt Protection Flaws Likelihood: Low · Severity: Very High
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