OpenEMR up to 8.2.x Billing Patient Notes sl_eob_patient_note.php patient_id improper authorization
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 7.0 | $0-$5k | 0.00+ |
Summary
A vulnerability was found in OpenEMR up to 8.2.x. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file interface/billing/sl_eob_patient_note.php of the component Billing Patient Notes. This manipulation of the argument patient_id causes improper authorization. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-124472. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in OpenEMR up to 8.2.x. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file interface/billing/sl_eob_patient_note.php of the component Billing Patient Notes. The manipulation of the argument patient_id with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
OpenEMR before 8.3.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in interface/billing/sl_eob_patient_note.php that allows any authenticated user to read and modify patient billing notes. Attackers with low-privilege accounts can enumerate the patient_id parameter and submit POST requests using the embedded CSRF token to view or tamper with confidential billing data.
The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-124472 since 11/08/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1548.002 for this issue.
By approaching the search of inurl:interface/billing/sl_eob_patient_note.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.
Upgrading to version 8.3.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
Type
Name
Version
License
Website
- Product: https://github.com/openemr/openemr/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 8.1
CNA Vector (VulnCheck): 🔒
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Improper authorizationCWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
Google Hack: 🔒
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: OpenEMR 8.3.0
Timeline
11/08/2026 Advisory disclosed11/08/2026 CVE reserved
11/08/2026 VulDB entry created
11/08/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Product: github.comAdvisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed
CNA: VulnCheck
CVE: CVE-2026-124472 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-124472
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-432829
Entry
Created: 11/08/2026 14:42Changes: 11/08/2026 14:42 (78)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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