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CVE-2026-47663 aehrc CVE debrief
CVE-2026-47663 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pathling Server, a tool for using FHIR and clinical terminology in health data analytics. An authenticated caller with coarse operation authorities can perform unauthorized actions on attacker-chosen resource families due to inconsistent enforcement of per-resource read and write authorities. This issue is fixed in Pathling Server 2.0.0.
- Vendor
- aehrc
- Product
- pathling
- CVSS
- HIGH 8.7
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in stored evidence
- Original CVE published
- 2026-08-07
- Original CVE updated
- 2026-09-09
- Advisory published
- 2026-08-07
- Advisory updated
- 2026-09-09
Who should care
Health data analytics teams, administrators, and security professionals responsible for Pathling Server deployments should assess exposure and apply the fix to prevent unauthorized actions on sensitive health data.
Why it matters
CVE-2026-47663 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pathling Server that allows unauthorized actions on sensitive health data. Health data analytics teams and administrators should prioritize verifying exposure and applying the fix.
- Verify and enforce proper authorization configurations to prevent unauthorized data access.
- Upgrade to Pathling Server 2.0.0 or later to fix the vulnerability.
- Review and monitor FHIR surface usage to detect potential exploitation attempts.
Technical summary
Pathling Server prior to version 2.0.0 has a vulnerability in its typed CRUD/search/batch FHIR surface, allowing an authenticated caller with coarse operation authorities to perform actions on attacker-chosen resource families without proper per-resource authority checks. The fix is implemented in Pathling Server 2.0.0. Health data analytics teams and administrators should prioritize verifying exposure and applying the fix, as this vulnerability allows unauthorized actions on sensitive health data. Affected product deployments should be reviewed for exposure, and compensating controls should be considered while remediation is scheduled and verified.
Defensive priority
Health data analytics teams and administrators should prioritize verifying exposure and applying the fix, as this vulnerability allows unauthorized actions on sensitive health data.
Recommended defensive actions
- Verify exposure by checking the current version of Pathling Server and assessing if it is vulnerable.
- Apply the fix by upgrading to Pathling Server 2.0.0 or later.
- Review and update authorization configurations to ensure proper enforcement of per-resource read and write authorities.
- Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up.
- Review the supplied official advisory or CVE record to validate affected scope, severity, and vendor guidance.
- Plan vendor-supported updates or mitigations through normal change control where exposure is confirmed.
- Check relevant monitoring, detection, and logs for exposed assets that need extra review.
Evidence notes
The CVE record and NVD entry provide details on the vulnerability, its impact, and the fix in Pathling Server 2.0.0. However, additional information on affected versions, exploitation, and victim impact is limited.
Sources and references
Verified primary and authoritative sources
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CVE-2026-47663 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47663
CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
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CVE-2026-47663 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47663
NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.
Supplemental references
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://github.com/aehrc/pathling/security/advisories/GHSA-q62q-2m46-r7rv
Methodology and review provenance
AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.