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CVE-2026-113873 — SmileCDR HAPI FHIR improper data decompression

SmileCDR HAPI FHIR does not properly handle highly compressed data, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to send compressed payloads that exhaust server heap or crash certain services when decompressed.

Published Oct 22, 2026 · Updated Oct 23, 2026 · Sources: CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP, NIST National Vulnerability Database, GitHub Security Advisories · CNA: cisa-cg

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.
How the score was calculated
  • EPSS 0.5% (30-day exploitation probability)+7
  • Technical severity (high)+6

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation
Not confirmed
Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.
EPSS FIRST
0.52%
ahead of 44% of scored CVEs · Oct 27, 2026
Affects
SmileCDR
HAPI FHIR
CVSS base
7.5
High · 3 source(s)

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

  1. Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (SmileCDR HAPI FHIR).
  2. The attack is network-based and needs no privileges: restrict exposure (ACLs, VPN, WAF) until patched.
  3. No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
  4. Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

VendorProductVersionsStatusSource
SmileCDR HAPI FHIR versions not specified by the source Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

ScoreVersionSeverityExpl.ImpactScored by
8.7 CVSS 4.0 High — — 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725 via NIST National Vulnerability Database
8.7 CVSS 4.0 High — — cisa-cg via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
7.5 CVSS 3.1 High 3.9 3.6 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725 via NIST National Vulnerability Database
7.5 CVSS 3.1 High — — GitHub, Inc. via GitHub Security Advisories
7.5 CVSS 3.1 High — — cisa-cg via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H (score shown at the top: 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-409

Other CVEs with this weakness →

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 23, 2026 → Oct 27, 2026 · 5 reading(s) · max 0.52%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

  • Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
web/proxy/WAF logsnetwork IDS/IPS

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

  • 2026
  • Source status changed · Received → Awaiting Analysis
    Oct 23, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Source status changed · Published → Received
    Oct 22, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Record published
    Oct 22, 2026
  • CVSS changed · 7.5
    Oct 22, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
  • Source status changed · → Published
    Oct 22, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
  • Record created in this database
    Oct 22, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
  • CVE published
    Oct 22, 2026 · cisa-cg

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

  • 2× References added · Oct 23, 2026 – Oct 23, 2026
  • 1× Official description updated · Oct 22, 2026 – Oct 22, 2026

References

5 on the record

Elsewhere on this site

SmileCDR
every CVE for this vendor
CWE-409
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

  • No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
  • No CISA SSVC assessment.
  • No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
  • No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
  • No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2026-113873 is "SmileCDR HAPI FHIR improper data decompression", rated High. It affects HAPI FHIR (SmileCDR); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 7.5 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.52% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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