CVE-2026-124488 OpenEMR before 8.3.0 Authorization Bypass via load_form.php High-Sensitivity Encounters
High 8.6
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-124488 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-124488 is a high-severity vulnerability in openemr, published on 8 Nov 2026.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-124488 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: openemr. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-124488/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-124488/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-124488?
CVE-2026-124488 is a high-severity vulnerability in openemr, published on 8 Nov 2026.
Official description
OpenEMR before 8.3.0 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated clinicians lacking high-sensitivity permission to read and modify encounter-bound forms via load_form.php. Attackers can request the Clinical Notes or Care Plan direct loader to obtain restricted content and a CSRF token, then submit save.php to tamper with clinical records.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-124488?
How do I fix CVE-2026-124488?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-124488 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-124488 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-124488 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3754-2xg9-wmj5, GHSA-v58f-jcq4-pc4w.