OpenEMR up to 7.x gateway_api_key information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in OpenEMR up to 7.x. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation of the argument gateway_api_key causes information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-25146. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in OpenEMR up to 7.x. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument gateway_api_key with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. From 5.0.2 to before 8.0.0, there are (at least) two paths where the gateway_api_key secret value is rendered to the client in plaintext. These secret keys being leaked could result in arbitrary money movement or broad account takeover of payment gateway APIs. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.0.0.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-25146 since 01/29/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 8.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch fe6341496dc82d5b4f5a3f35891bb2e2481f3b25 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 9.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenEMR 8.0.0
Patch: fe6341496dc82d5b4f5a3f35891bb2e2481f3b25

Timelineinfo

01/29/2026 CVE reserved
03/04/2026 +34 days Advisory disclosed
03/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-2hq8-wc73-jvvq
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-25146 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-25146
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-348643

Entryinfo

Created: 03/04/2026 04:38
Updated: 03/04/2026 23:34
Changes: 03/04/2026 04:38 (67), 03/04/2026 23:34 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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