CVE-2026-14161
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedHospital Quening Management developed by Advantech has a Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerability, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to access a specific URL to obtain API documentation.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceAdvantech's Hospital Queuing Management application contains a sensitive data exposure vulnerability where unauthenticated remote attackers can access a specific URL to obtain API documentation. This information disclosure allows attackers to understand the application's API structure, potentially facilitating further attacks.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Hospital Queuing Management installationLocate the Advantech Hospital Queuing Management application in your environment. Check installed applications, running services, or web server directories for this specific product.Affected if The application is present in the environment.
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Locate API documentation endpointSearch the application for exposed API documentation files, OpenAPI/Swagger endpoints, or developer documentation pages. Check common paths such as /api/docs, /api/documentation, /swagger, /api/v1, or similar documentation-related URLs.Affected if API documentation files or endpoints are found in the application.
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Verify unauthenticated access to API docsAttempt to access the discovered API documentation URL from an unauthenticated browser session or using a tool like curl without providing credentials. Check if the page loads and displays API documentation.Affected if The API documentation is accessible without any authentication or authorization.
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Assess sensitive information exposureReview the exposed API documentation for sensitive endpoints, authentication parameters, internal API structure, or administrative functions that should not be publicly accessible.Affected if The documentation reveals API endpoints, parameters, or structure that could aid attackers in further exploitation.
A user is affected if the Advantech Hospital Queuing Management application is running with its API documentation accessible to unauthenticated users via a publicly exposed URL.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataRestrict access to the exposed API documentation URL through authentication, authorization controls, or by removing sensitive API documentation from production deployments. Implement network-level access controls to limit exposure of internal documentation endpoints.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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