CVE-2026-126421
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CVE-2026-126421 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.3/10 on the CVSS scale. OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability that allows authenticated users with patients/med access to exhaust PHP workers via an unbounded count parameter. Attackers can send print_labels requests to labs_ajax.php with huge counts, forcing mPDF page and barcode generation that makes OpenEMR unavailable..
Description
OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability that allows authenticated users with patients/med access to exhaust PHP workers via an unbounded count parameter. Attackers can send print_labels requests to labs_ajax.php with huge counts, forcing mPDF page and barcode generation that makes OpenEMR unavailable.
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| openemr | openemr | < 8.5.0 |
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Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Awaiting Analysis
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