What is GHSA-q5w8-7ccq-72g6?

GHSA-q5w8-7ccq-72g6 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains an improper authorization vulnerability in interface/drugs...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-q5w8-7ccq-72g6 cover?

GHSA-q5w8-7ccq-72g6 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-126433. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-q5w8-7ccq-72g6?

GHSA-q5w8-7ccq-72g6 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-q5w8-7ccq-72g6MediumCVSS 5.9

OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains an improper authorization vulnerability in interface/drugs...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

November 13, 2026

Last Modified

November 13, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-126433 →

📋 Description

OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains an improper authorization vulnerability in interface/drugs/dispense_drug.php, which checks only for admin/drugs view permission instead of write permission before dispensing medication. Authenticated users with read-only drug administration access can send GET requests with drug_id, quantity, fee, and encounter parameters to create false dispensing records and decrement inventory.

🔗 References (4)

https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-hp8p-h8g8-xmg3
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126433
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-before-8.5.0-improper-authorization-via-dispense-drug-php
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q5w8-7ccq-72g6