Vulnerability record
CVE-2026-126494
The short answer
CVE-2026-126494 affects openemr openemr and is rated high (CVSS 7.1). It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
What it is
OpenEMR before 8.4.0 contains an improper authorization vulnerability in ScopeRepository::finalizeScopes() that allows read-only SMART/OAuth clients to obtain write scopes because ScopeEntity::containsScope() ignores registered permissions. Attackers with a client registered for user/<resource>.read can request user/<resource>.write to create, update, and delete appointments or patient data.
Weakness: CWE-863.
Severity
7.1 high
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Not listed
CISA lists confirmed exploitation only
EPSS, next 30 days
No score
FIRST scores CVEs within a day of publication
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- Low
Affected products
openemr. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
Questions
Is CVE-2026-126494 being exploited?
It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of 2026-11-13.
How do I fix CVE-2026-126494?
Follow the vendor advisory in the references below. NVD lists the affected versions under its configurations.
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Awaiting Analysis. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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