CVE-2025-54373 OpenEMR may expose Contents of Clinical Notes and Care Planto users who do not have Sensitivities=high privilege
Unauthorized users can view and modify sensitive clinical notes and care plans in OpenEMR due to missing privilege checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-54373?
CVE-2025-54373 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Open-Emr Openemr, published on 27 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. Versions prior to 7.0.4 have a vulnerability where sensitive data is unintentionally revealed to unauthorized parties. Contents of Clinical Notes and Care Plan, where an encounter has Sensitivity=high, can be viewed and changed by users who do not have Sensitivities=high privilege. Version 7.0.4 fixes the issue.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-54373?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Open-Emr Openemr.
How do I fix CVE-2025-54373?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-54373 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-54373 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-54373 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-739g-6m63-p7fr.