CVE-2026-25146 CRITICAL

CVE-2026-25146: OpenEMR's payments gateway_api_key secret rendered into client JS code

Vendor Openemr
Product openemr
Weakness CWE-200 · Info exposure
Published March 3, 2026
Last update March 4, 2026

CVSS base score

9.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. From 5.0.2 to before 8.0.0, there are (at least) two paths where the gateway_api_key secret value is rendered to the client in plaintext. These secret keys being leaked could result in arbitrary money movement or broad account takeover of payment gateway APIs. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.0.0.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 3, 2026 CVE published
March 4, 2026 Record updated