CVE-2026-25146
OpenEMR exposes gateway_api_key to client (5.0.2–7.x); enables payment API abuse.
Is CVE-2026-25146 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-25146 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.44% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-25146?
CVE-2026-25146 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.6. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-25146?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-25146. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-25146 affect?
CVE-2026-25146 affects OpenEMR 5.0.2–7.x (pre-8.0.0). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-25146?
Upgrade to 8.0.0+; rotate exposed keys; monitor payments
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Exposed gateway_api_key to clients enables unauthorized payments or broad API control over payment gateways.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 5.0.2 and < 8.0.0
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.