Vulnerability · Published Apr 29, 2026 · Assigned by CERT-In

CVE-2026-42517Cryptographic Failure Vulnerability in e-Sushrut HMIS

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key in e-Sushrut, Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) from CDAC-Noida. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)7.1High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

This vulnerability exists in e-Sushrut due to the use of reversible Base64 encoding for protecting sensitive data. An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by decoding and manipulating Base64-encoded parameters in the request URL to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the targeted system.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
CDAC-Noida	e-Sushrut, Hospital Management Information System (HMIS)	Previous versions

Weakness: CWE-639 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References

https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES01&VLCODE=CIVN-2026-0207 third-party-advisory