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CVE-2026-33305: OpenEMR has Authorization Bypass in FaxSMS AppDispatch Constructor

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2026-03-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-696

Description

OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. Prior to 8.0.0.2, an authorization bypass in the optional FaxSMS module (`oe-module-faxsms`) allows any authenticated OpenEMR user to invoke controller methods — including `getNotificationLog()`, which returns patient appointment data (PHI) — regardless of whether they hold the required ACL permissions. The `AppDispatch` constructor dispatches user-controlled actions and exits the process before any calling code can enforce ACL checks. Version 8.0.0.2 fixes the issue.

Affected products

• openemr: before 8.0.0.2 — fixed in 8.0.0.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: openemr 8.0.0.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/edb65936e259b2625e8eea4628316c4577cb2a11
• https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-r973-h5cq-35rc

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