{"id":"CVE-2026-126487","summary":"OpenEMR before 8.5.0 Global Configuration Override via user_settings.php","details":"OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated users to override system-wide global configuration values by storing global-prefixed keys through library/ajax/user_settings.php. Attackers can submit lab or target parameters with global: prefixed setting names to disable audit logging, weaken password policies, or alter security-sensitive settings persistently for their sessions.","aliases":["GHSA-v997-jphq-wvvr"],"modified":"2026-11-14T02:47:29.478732291Z","published":"2026-11-13T09:34:48.664Z","database_specific":{"cwe_ids":["CWE-269"],"osv_generated_from":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/126xxx/CVE-2026-126487.json","cna_assigner":"VulnCheck"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/126xxx/CVE-2026-126487.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-v997-jphq-wvvr"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126487"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-before-8.5.0-global-configuration-override-via-user-settings-php"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://github.com/openemr/openemr","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"c1b2b8bcbe91aa81858f7ba8b25c31d9a82639a5"}],"database_specific":{"extracted_events":[{"range":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"8.5.0"}],"source":"AFFECTED_FIELD","strategy":"StandardRange"}]}}],"versions":["v3_0_1","v3_0_0","v2_9_0","v2_8_3","v2_8_2","v2_8_1","v2_8_0","v2_7_3-rc1","v2_7_2","v2_7_2-rc2","v2_7_2-rc1"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-126487.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.2","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"}]}