CVE-2026-25929 OpenEMR Patient Picture Context Allows Arbitrary Patient Photo Retrieval
Authenticated users can retrieve arbitrary patient photos by manipulating document IDs due to missing authorization checks in OpenEMR.
- 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-2026-25929?
CVE-2026-25929 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Open-Emr Openemr, published on 25 Feb 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 version 8.0.0, the document controller’s `patient_picture` context serves the patient’s photo by document ID or patient ID without verifying that the current user is authorized to access that patient. An authenticated user with document ACL can supply another patient’s ID and retrieve their photo. Version 8.0.0 fixes the issue.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-25929?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Open-Emr Openemr.
How do I fix CVE-2026-25929?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-25929 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-2026-25929 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-25929 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2022-2734 Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames in openemr/openemr
- CVE-2024-22611 SQL injection in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-778w-r8rm-8qhq.