Vulnerability

CERT-In Vulnerability Note CIVN-2026-0207
Multiple Vulnerabilities in C-DAC e-Sushrut Solution

Original Issue Date:April 28, 2026

Severity Rating: CRITICAL

Systems Affected

e-Sushrut, Hospital Management Information System (HMIS)

Overview

Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in the e-Sushrut, which could allow an attacker to perform authentication bypass, gain unauthorized access to user accounts or data on the targeted system.

Target Audience:
End-users/ Administrators of e-Sushrut, Healthcare organizations and Patients.

Risk Assessment:
Risk of authentication bypass, unauthorized user account access, exposure of sensitive medical records.

Impact Assessment:
Account takeover, unauthorized access to user account, disclosure of sensitive patient data.

Description

e-Sushrut is a Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) developed and deployed by C-DAC. It is used for managing patient information, hospital workflows, and administrative processes in healthcare organizations.

1. Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2026-42513 )

This vulnerability exists in e-Sushrut due to improper authentication logic that relies on client-side response parameters to determine authentication status. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by intercepting and modifying the server response.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow the attacker to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to user accounts on the targeted system.

2. Sensitive Data Exposure Vulnerability (CVE-2026-42514 )

This vulnerability exists in e-Sushrut due to exposure of OTPs in plaintext within API responses. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by intercepting API responses containing valid OTPs.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to impersonate the target user and gain unauthorized access to user accounts on the targeted system.

3. Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) Vulnerability (CVE-2026-42515 )

This vulnerability exists in e-Sushrut due to improper access control in resource access validation. An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by manipulating parameter in the API request URL to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information of patients on the targeted system.

4. Broken Access Control Vulnerability (CVE-2026-42516 )

This vulnerability exists in e-Sushrut due to improper authorization checks during resource access. An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by manipulating encoded parameters in the request URL to gain unauthorized access to patient accounts on the targeted system.

5. Cryptographic Failure Vulnerability (CVE-2026-42517 )

This vulnerability exists in e-Sushrut due to the use of reversible Base64 encoding for protecting sensitive data. An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by decoding and manipulating Base64-encoded parameters in the request URL to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the targeted system.

6. Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2026-42518 )

This vulnerability exists in e-Sushrut due to disclosure of sensitive information and hardcoded AES encryption keys in client-side JavaScript. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing the client-side JavaScript to extract sensitive information and cryptographic keys.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to exposure of sensitive data and compromise of cryptographic protections on the targeted system.

Credit

These vulnerabilities are reported by Harsh Verma.

Solution

Contact C-DAC for upgrading e-Sushrut HMIS to latest version

Vendor Information
CDAC-Noida
https://www.cdac.in/index.aspx?id=ps_health_info_products

References
CDAC-Noida
https://www.cdac.in/index.aspx?id=ps_health_info_products

CVE Name
CVE-2026-42513
CVE-2026-42514
CVE-2026-42515
CVE-2026-42516
CVE-2026-42517
CVE-2026-42518

Disclaimer

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Contact Information

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Postal address

Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Government of India
Electronics Niketan
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New Delhi - 110 003
India