Answer in brief
CVE-2026-126420 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.0) vulnerability in OpenEMR before 8.5.0 Missing Authorization in FaxSMS utility.php Patient Creation. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps openemr/openemr (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 6.0. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps openemr/openemr (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| openemr/openemrgeneric | >=0 <8.5.0 | 8.5.0 |
Published upstream
Nov 13, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 13, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Nov 13, 2026
OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the FaxSMS module's utility.php that allows read-only demographics users to create patient charts. Attackers can submit the form_create request with chosen identity fields to create fictitious or duplicate patients with employer, history, and insurance records.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.