What is GHSA-q8w8-wv2v-7crx?

GHSA-q8w8-wv2v-7crx is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. OpenEMR before 8.4.0 contains an improper authorization vulnerability in ScopeRepository:...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-q8w8-wv2v-7crx cover?

GHSA-q8w8-wv2v-7crx covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-126494. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-q8w8-wv2v-7crx?

GHSA-q8w8-wv2v-7crx has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-q8w8-wv2v-7crxHighCVSS 7.1

OpenEMR before 8.4.0 contains an improper authorization vulnerability in ScopeRepository:...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

November 13, 2026

Last Modified

November 13, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-126494 →

📋 Description

OpenEMR before 8.4.0 contains an improper authorization vulnerability in ScopeRepository::finalizeScopes() that allows read-only SMART/OAuth clients to obtain write scopes because ScopeEntity::containsScope() ignores registered permissions. Attackers with a client registered for user/.read can request user/.write to create, update, and delete appointments or patient data.

🔗 References (4)

https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-6cmr-r2rh-755m
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126494
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-before-8.4.0-privilege-escalation-via-smart-oauth-scope-finalization
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q8w8-wv2v-7crx