{"id":"CVE-2026-124486","title":"OpenEMR before 8.3.0 Missing Authorization in Classic Document Controller","summary":"OpenEMR before 8.3.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the classic document controller that allows low-privilege authenticated users to recategorize other patients' documents. Attackers can invoke move_action_process to m…","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-862"],"vendor":"openemr","product":"openemr","affected":["openemr < 8.3.0"],"published":"2026-11-08","updated":"2026-11-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-08T13:16:04.371Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-124486","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-89j2-7cg2-mm93","label":"GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-89j2-7cg2-mm93)"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-before-8.3.0-missing-authorization-in-classic-document-controller","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: OpenEMR before 8.3.0 Missing Authorization in Classic Document Controller"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-11-08T13:50:34.960Z","slug":"CVE-2026-124486","body":"## Overview\n\nOpenEMR before 8.3.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the classic document controller that allows low-privilege authenticated users to recategorize other patients' documents. Attackers can invoke move_action_process to move a document into a patients|demo category, then retrieve it with an empty patient_id to exfiltrate PHI and tamper with charts.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `openemr < 8.3.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":48,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}