Description
OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in library/ajax/user_settings.php that lets any authenticated user persist arbitrary global configuration overrides. Attackers can POST global:-prefixed keys to re-point external service hosts like CouchDB, eRx, phiMail, or SMTP to attacker-controlled servers, exfiltrating system credentials and patient PHI.
Published: 2026-11-13
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Sat, 14 Nov 2026 02:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Openemr
Openemr openemr
Vendors & Products Openemr
Openemr openemr

Fri, 13 Nov 2026 09:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in library/ajax/user_settings.php that lets any authenticated user persist arbitrary global configuration overrides. Attackers can POST global:-prefixed keys to re-point external service hosts like CouchDB, eRx, phiMail, or SMTP to attacker-controlled servers, exfiltrating system credentials and patient PHI.
Title OpenEMR before 8.5.0 Missing Authorization via user_settings.php Global Override
First Time appeared Open-emr
Open-emr openemr
Weaknesses CWE-918
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Open-emr
Open-emr openemr
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-13T19:22:59.412Z

Reserved: 2026-11-10T21:41:28.742Z

Link: CVE-2026-126461

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-11-13T10:17:54.520

Modified: 2026-11-13T20:18:45.500

Link: CVE-2026-126461

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-14T01:45:19Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-918

    Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)