Improper AuthenticationWeakness · CWE-287

CVE-2026-8031

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-05-06
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
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.

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 · high confidence

Missing authentication in the /cdemos/echs/api/v2/patient-records API endpoint of PicoTronica e-Clinic Healthcare System ECHS version 5.7 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive patient records. The vulnerability has a public exploit and is rated medium severity with CVSS 5.3.

MitigationUpgrade to version 5.7.1 which implements proper authentication on the affected API endpoint. Verify after upgrade that the endpoint no longer accepts unauthenticated requests.

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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
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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.

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  1. Identify if PicoTronica e-Clinic Healthcare System ECHS is deployed
    Inspect web server directories for the /cdemos/echs/ path or check running services for e-Clinic Healthcare System applications
    Affected if The application is present and accessible on the network
  2. Check the installed ECHS version
    Look for version information in application files, login pages, or administrative interfaces. Compare against the affected version 5.7
    Affected if The installed version is 5.7 or falls within the 5.7.x range prior to 5.7.1
  3. Verify the vulnerable API endpoint is exposed
    Attempt to access the URL path /cdemos/echs/api/v2/patient-records via HTTP/HTTPS request from an unauthenticated context
    Affected if The endpoint responds (even with an error) indicating it is reachable
  4. Test for missing authentication on the patient-records endpoint
    Send an unauthenticated HTTP GET request to /cdemos/echs/api/v2/patient-records and examine the response for patient data or API success messages
    Affected if The endpoint returns patient records or sensitive data without requiring authentication credentials

A user is affected if the e-Clinic Healthcare System ECHS version 5.7 is deployed and the /cdemos/echs/api/v2/patient-records endpoint accepts unauthenticated requests and exposes patient data.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Upgrade to version 5.7.1 which implements proper authentication on the affected API endpoint. Verify after upgrade that the endpoint no longer accepts unauthenticated requests.

Recommended fix High confidence

5.7.1

  1. Upgrade PicoTronica e-Clinic Healthcare System ECHS from version 5.7 to version 5.7.1

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