# CVE-2026-126419: OpenEMR before 8.5.0 Missing Authorization in E-Sign Form Submission

Status: published. Published: 2026-11-13. Updated: 2026-11-13.

OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the esign_form_submit handler of library/ESign/Form/Controller.php that verifies only the caller's password, not access to the patient, encounter, or form type. Authenticated core users can supply arbitrary formId, formDir, and encounterId values to sign and lock any patient's clinical form, creating unauthorized approval records and blocking normal editing.

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

- openemr / openemr: ≥ 0; < 8.5.0 (affected, semver); 8.5.0 (unaffected, semver). Source: CNA: VulnCheck

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 4.0: 5.3 (medium); CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N; source: CNA: VulnCheck

- CVSS 3.1: 5.4 (medium); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L; source: CNA: VulnCheck

- CVSS 4.0: 5.3 (medium); CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X; source: NVD: disclosure@vulncheck.com

- CVSS 3.1: 5.4 (medium); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L; source: NVD: disclosure@vulncheck.com

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 0.30% as of 2026-11-13; percentile 22.80%

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact partial; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-862

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-6x2w-9gwv-mc7v (CNA: VulnCheck; vendor-advisory)

- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-before-8.5.0-missing-authorization-in-e-sign-form-submission (CNA: VulnCheck; third-party-advisory)

- https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-6x2w-9gwv-mc7v (disclosure@vulncheck.com)

- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-before-8.5.0-missing-authorization-in-e-sign-form-submission (disclosure@vulncheck.com)

## Provenance

- CNA: VulnCheck: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126419; retrieved 2026-11-13; source updated 2026-11-13

- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126419; retrieved 2026-11-13; source updated 2026-11-13

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-126419; retrieved 2026-11-13; source updated Not reported

Revision: 32850c5d2cb69fd390348c96e43b1259f862086f39eb1af2f3e673d4d2cf9461

Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2026-126419

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- Y2 Pro or Elite: create a workspace API key with the intel:cyber scope and send Authorization: Bearer <Y2_API_KEY>. Setup: https://y2.dev/docs/api/create-key.

- x402: Pay per request without an account or API key. Omit Authorization, read the HTTP 402 PAYMENT-REQUIRED challenge, validate its current requirements, and retry with PAYMENT-SIGNATURE through an authorized payment client. These browser tools never make payments. Guide: https://y2.dev/docs/api/x402.

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