CVE-2026-124469: CVE-2026-124469: OpenEMR before 8.3.0 contains an SQL injection vulnerability in the Fee Sheet drug-invento…
Unknown · OpenEMR · NVD published 2026-11-08 · posted 2026-11-08 · last modified 2026-11-08
CVE-2026-124469 at a glance
CVE-2026-124469 is a critical-severity SQL Injection vulnerability in OpenEMR, with a CVSS 4.0 base score of 9.4. NVD published it on 2026-11-08 and classifies the weakness as CWE-89. FIRST EPSS puts the probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days at 0.31% (percentile 24.3, scored 2026-11-09). NVD does not list a fixed version, so the vendor advisory is the reference for the fix. CVERadar maps 2 MITRE ATT&CK techniques across Initial Access and Collection, inferred from the CWE and the description. Its CVERadar threat level is 47/100.
What it is
OpenEMR before 8.3.0 contains an SQL injection vulnerability in the Fee Sheet drug-inventory lookup (DrugSalesService::sellDrug) that interpolates the prod[N][warehouse] POST field into an ORDER BY clause. Low-privileged authenticated users can submit Fee Sheet product lines with constant subqueries to run a time-based blind oracle, extracting patient data and users_secure bcrypt hashes.
| Weakness | CWE-89 definition |
|---|---|
| CVSS vector | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/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: VulnCheck) |
| ATT&CK tactics | Initial Access → Collection |
Defend the Chain
The attack chain for CVE-2026-124469 laid across the MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise tactics. Solid cards come from the MITRE CTID KEV mappings; dashed cards are inferred by CVERadar from the CWE or description. Correct defences are real ATT&CK mitigations for that technique.
Pick a red technique card on the board, then choose the defence that stops it.
Defend against T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Inferred
Inferred from CWE CWE-89
Patches, mitigations and detection
Fixed versions
NVD does not list a fixed version for this CVE. Use the vendor advisory below.
Derived from the NVD CPE configuration (versionEndExcluding / versionEndIncluding). Always confirm with the vendor advisory.
Vendor advisories and patches
No vendor-tagged reference yet; see the full reference list.
MITRE ATT&CK mitigations for this chain
- M1048 Application Isolation and Sandboxing (for T1190) : Application isolation will limit what other processes and system features the exploited target can access.
- M1037 Filter Network Traffic (for T1190) : Restrict outbound network traffic from public-facing servers to prevent unauthorized connections from initiating communications with attacker-controlled infrastructure. While this may not prevent the initial exploitation, it limits the attacker's ability to verify and control the compromised server post-exploit, reduci
- M1030 Network Segmentation (for T1190) : Segment externally facing servers and services from the rest of the network with a DMZ or on separate hosting infrastructure.
- M1016 Vulnerability Scanning (for T1190) : Regularly scan externally facing systems for vulnerabilities and establish procedures to rapidly patch systems when critical vulnerabilities are discovered through scanning and through public disclosure.
- M1026 Privileged Account Management (for T1190) : Use least privilege for service accounts will limit what permissions the exploited process gets on the rest of the system.
- M1050 Exploit Protection (for T1190) : Web Application Firewalls may be used to limit exposure of applications to prevent exploit traffic from reaching the application.
- M1035 Limit Access to Resource Over Network (for T1190) : Ensure that all publicly exposed services are actually intended to be so, and restrict access to any that should only be available internally.
- M1051 Update Software (for T1190) : Update software regularly by employing patch management for externally exposed applications.
- M1057 Data Loss Prevention (for T1005) : Data loss prevention can restrict access to sensitive data and detect sensitive data that is unencrypted.
Detection Generic guidance
- Initial Access: Alert on unusual requests to the affected service (odd paths, oversized payloads, exploit strings) in WAF, reverse-proxy and application logs.
- Collection: Watch for bulk reads of databases, file shares or mailboxes by the affected service.
Response checklist Generic guidance
- Inventory: find every instance of the affected product and version (include internet-facing and forgotten ones).
- Patch or mitigate per the vendor advisory; if you cannot patch, remove internet exposure or apply the vendor workaround.
- Assume compromise if the system was exposed before patching: hunt for the indicators in the advisory and review logs back to the disclosure date.
- Rotate credentials and secrets stored on or used by the affected system if compromise cannot be ruled out.
Sources
- NVD: CVE-2026-124469
- CVE.org record for CVE-2026-124469
- FIRST EPSS score for CVE-2026-124469 (2026-11-09)
- GitHub security advisory (github.com) github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-cg8c-2v5q-29g7
- VulnCheck reference (vulncheck.com) vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-before-8.3.0-sql-injection-via-fee-sheet-wareho