What is GHSA-jfvj-5hj3-v49c?

GHSA-jfvj-5hj3-v49c is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in library/ajax/user_settings...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-jfvj-5hj3-v49c cover?

GHSA-jfvj-5hj3-v49c covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-126461. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-jfvj-5hj3-v49c?

GHSA-jfvj-5hj3-v49c has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-jfvj-5hj3-v49cHighCVSS 6.5

OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in library/ajax/user_settings...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

November 13, 2026

Last Modified

November 13, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-126461 →

📋 Description

OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in library/ajax/user_settings.php that lets any authenticated user persist arbitrary global configuration overrides. Attackers can POST global:-prefixed keys to re-point external service hosts like CouchDB, eRx, phiMail, or SMTP to attacker-controlled servers, exfiltrating system credentials and patient PHI.

🔗 References (4)

https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-prmv-3m3j-9v7j
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126461
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-before-8.5.0-missing-authorization-via-user-settings-php-global-override
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jfvj-5hj3-v49c