# CVE-2026-113876: SmileCDR HAPI FHIR authorization bypass in conditional create

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-113876-smilecdr-hapi-fhir-does-not-correctly-check-authorization-for  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-22. Updated: 2026-10-22  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-113876 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.3 · Published 2026-10-22

SmileCDR HAPI FHIR is a healthcare data management system that enforces access controls to protect sensitive patient information. An authorization flaw allows a user with CREATE permission but not READ permission to view the contents of existing patient records by submitting specially crafted requests, resulting in unauthorized data exposure.

Technologies: [SmileCDR HAPI FHIR](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/smilecdr-hapi-fhir). Vendors: [SmileCDR](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/smilecdr).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-113876 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-113876 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-113876?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 22 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** SmileCDR HAPI FHIR before September 2026.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-113876?** Yes: fixed in September 2026 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-113876 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-113876?** Check whether you run SmileCDR HAPI FHIR at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in September 2026 or later

## Technical details

HAPI FHIR fails to properly validate authorization for conditional create operations. An authenticated user with CREATE but not READ permissions can submit a conditional create request whose predicate matches an existing resource and receive the target resource's full contents in the response, bypassing intended access controls.

## Affected products

- SmileCDR HAPI FHIR before September 2026

## Timeline

- 2026-10-22: disclosed

## References

- [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-294-01.json](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-294-01.json)
- [https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-113876](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-113876)

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