CVE-2026-25745 | OpenEMR up to 8.0.0 Message Update authorization (GHSA-jm78-x5p7-52qh)
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A vulnerability was found in OpenEMR up to 8.0.0 . It has been declared as problematic . Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Message Update Handler . Executing a manipulation can lead to authorization bypass. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-25745 . The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.
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✦ AI Summary· Claude Sonnet
VDB-351617 · CVE-2026-25745 · GHSA-JM78-X5P7-52QH
OPENEMR UP TO 8.0.0 MESSAGE UPDATE AUTHORIZATION
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CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score
5.3 $0-$5k 0.74+
Summaryinfo
A vulnerability was found in OpenEMR up to 8.0.0. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Message Update Handler. The manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-25745. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.
Detailsinfo
A vulnerability was found in OpenEMR up to 8.0.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Message Update Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-639. The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:
OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. In versions up to and including 8.0.0, the message/note update endpoint (e.g. PUT or POST) updates by message/note ID only and does not verify that the message belongs to the current patient (or that the user is allowed to edit that patient’s notes). An authenticated user with notes permission can modify any patient’s messages by supplying another message ID. Commit 92a2ff9eaaa80674b3a934a6556e35e7aded5a41 contains a fix for the issue.
The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-25745 since 02/05/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
Applying the patch 92a2ff9eaaa80674b3a934a6556e35e7aded5a41 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.
Productinfo
Type
Business Process Management Software
Name
OpenEMR
Version
8.0
License
open-source
Website
Product: https://github.com/openemr/openemr/
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo
Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-639 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo
Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 92a2ff9eaaa80674b3a934a6556e35e7aded5a41
Timelineinfo
02/05/2026 CVE reserved
03/18/2026 +41 days Advisory disclosed
03/18/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/18/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update
Sourcesinfo
Product: github.com
Advisory: GHSA-jm78-x5p7-52qh
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-25745 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-25745
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-351617
Entryinfo
Created: 03/18/2026 23:48
Changes: 03/18/2026 23:48 (66)
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Cache ID: 99:B7A:101
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