OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the esign_form_submit handler of library/ESign/Form/Controller.php that verifies only the caller's password, not access to the patient, encounter, or form type. Authenticated core users can supply arbitrary formId, formDir, and encounterId values to sign and lock any patient's clinical form, creating unauthorized approval records and blocking normal editing.

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Fri, 13 Nov 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Openemr
Openemr openemr
Vendors & Products Openemr
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Description OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the esign_form_submit handler of library/ESign/Form/Controller.php that verifies only the caller's password, not access to the patient, encounter, or form type. Authenticated core users can supply arbitrary formId, formDir, and encounterId values to sign and lock any patient's clinical form, creating unauthorized approval records and blocking normal editing.
Title OpenEMR before 8.5.0 Missing Authorization in E-Sign Form Submission
First Time appeared Open-emr
Open-emr openemr
Weaknesses CWE-862
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Open-emr
Open-emr openemr
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-13T15:55:51.950Z

Reserved: 2026-11-10T21:36:07.090Z

Link: CVE-2026-126419

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-11-13T10:17:47.670

Modified: 2026-11-13T16:18:26.487

Link: CVE-2026-126419

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Updated: 2026-11-13T18:15:21Z

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