---
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'
---

## Overview

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 move a document into a patients|demo category, then retrieve it with an empty patient_id to exfiltrate PHI and tamper with charts.

## Affected

- `openemr < 8.3.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.