AI Finds 38 Security Flaws in Electronic Health Record Platform

Summary

Researchers used AI to identify 38 security vulnerabilities in OpenEMR, an open-source electronic health record (EHR) platform deployed across more than 100,000 healthcare providers worldwide. The flaws span database compromise, remote code execution, and data theft capabilities, exposing sensitive patient health information to potential attack. This discovery highlights both the security risks in widely-used healthcare infrastructure and the emerging role of AI in vulnerability detection.

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