CVE-2026-8031
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Authentication Bypass in PicoTronica e-Clinic Healthcare System

Publication date: 2026-05-06

Last updated on: 2026-05-06

Assigner: VulDB

Description
A vulnerability was detected in PicoTronica e-Clinic Healthcare System ECHS 5.7. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /cdemos/echs/api/v2/patient-records of the component API Endpoint. The manipulation results in missing authentication. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. Upgrading to version 5.7.1 is sufficient to fix this issue. You should upgrade the affected component. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.
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Published
2026-05-06
Last Modified
2026-05-06
Generated
2026-06-16
AI Q&A
2026-05-07
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
NVD
CVE-2026-8031
EUVD
EUVD-2026-28149
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Vendor Product Version / Range
picotronica e-clinic_healthcare_system to 5.7.1 (inc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-287 When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
CWE-306 The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.
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Compliance Impact

The vulnerability in PicoTronica e-Clinic Healthcare System ECHS 5.7 involves missing authentication in an API endpoint that can be exploited remotely, potentially exposing patient information.

Such unauthorized access to patient records can lead to the exposure of personally identifiable information (PII), which may result in non-compliance with data protection regulations such as GDPR and HIPAA that require strict controls over access to sensitive health data.

Therefore, this vulnerability poses a risk to compliance with these standards by potentially allowing unauthorized disclosure of protected health information.

Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in the PicoTronica e-Clinic Healthcare System ECHS version 5.7, specifically in an unknown function within the file /cdemos/echs/api/v2/patient-records of the API Endpoint component.

The issue allows an attacker to bypass authentication, meaning they can access the system remotely without proper credentials.

The exploit for this vulnerability is publicly available, which increases the risk of it being used maliciously.

Upgrading to version 5.7.1 of the software fixes this vulnerability.

Impact Analysis

Because this vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, unauthorized users could gain access to patient records or other sensitive data within the healthcare system.

This unauthorized access could lead to exposure of confidential patient information, potentially causing privacy breaches.

The vulnerability has a moderate severity score (CVSS v3.1 Base Score 5.3), indicating a significant but not critical impact.

Exploitation of this vulnerability could disrupt trust in the healthcare system and may lead to legal or financial consequences.

Mitigation Strategies

The immediate step to mitigate this vulnerability is to upgrade the affected PicoTronica e-Clinic Healthcare System ECHS from version 5.7 to version 5.7.1, as this fixed the issue.

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