CVE-2026-25744 OpenEMR: POST /api/.../vital Accepts Attacker-Supplied id and Overwrites Arbitrary Vitals

Medium 6.5 Published 19 Mar 2026 Updated 19 Mar 2026

Authenticated users can overwrite arbitrary patient vitals by supplying another patient's ID, leading to medical record tampering.

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-2026-25744?

CVE-2026-25744 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Open-Emr Openemr, published on 19 Mar 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. Prior to 8.0.0.2, the encounter vitals API accepts an `id` in the request body and treats it as an UPDATE. There is no verification that the vital belongs to the current patient or encounter. An authenticated user with encounters/notes permission can overwrite any patient's vitals by supplying another patient's vital `id`, leading to medical record tampering. Version 8.0.0.2 fixes the issue.

Weakness: CWE-639

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-25744?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Open-Emr Openemr.

How do I fix CVE-2026-25744?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-25744 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-2026-25744 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-25744 exists.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-mv9m-j65p-g55f.