What is GHSA-53fq-463x-v8f4?

GHSA-53fq-463x-v8f4 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in create_portallogin.php...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-53fq-463x-v8f4 cover?

GHSA-53fq-463x-v8f4 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-126442. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-53fq-463x-v8f4?

GHSA-53fq-463x-v8f4 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-53fq-463x-v8f4HighCVSS 8.1

OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in create_portallogin.php...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

November 13, 2026

Last Modified

November 13, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-126442 →

📋 Description

OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in create_portallogin.php that allows low-privilege authenticated users to replace patient portal credentials without ACL checks. Attackers can select a victim patient in session and post replacement credentials to take over portal accounts, read PHI, and lock patients out.

🔗 References (4)

https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-83hq-c876-fcwf
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126442
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-before-8.5.0-missing-authorization-via-create-portallogin-php-portal-takeover
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-53fq-463x-v8f4