Vulnerability · Published Aug 3, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-67611OpenEMR 8.2.0 OAuth2 Password Grant Authentication Bypass via SMART Configuration
High 8.1
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in openemr from openemr. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
OpenEMR through 8.2.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows attackers with valid credentials to circumvent multi-factor authentication by exploiting the exposed OAuth2 password grant flow through an unauthenticated client registration endpoint. Attackers can register an OAuth2 client via the unauthenticated registration endpoint and use the password grant to exchange credentials for an API access token, bypassing the normal web interface authentication and any enforced multi-factor authentication controls.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-308 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
- Researcher Disclosure technical-description, exploit
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-oauth2-password-grant-authentication-bypass-via-smart-configuration third-party-advisory