CVE-2025-70064: PHPGurukul Hospital Management System v4.0 contains a Privilege Escalation vulnerability

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HIGH 8.8DOWNGRADE

CVE-2025-70064 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) affecting hospital management system. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

PHPGurukul Hospital Management System v4.0 contains a Privilege Escalation vulnerability. A low-privileged user (Patient) can directly access the Administrator Dashboard and all sub-modules (e.g., User Logs, Doctor Management) by manually browsing to the /admin/ directory after authentication. This allows any self-registered user to takeover the application, view confidential logs, and modify system data.

Why this priority

High severity
Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	8.8 (High)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.5% (top 55%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-284
Published	2026-02-18
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: phpgurukul

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2026-02-18 19:21 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 10:03 UTCUpdated Record last modified

phpgurukul hospital management system DOWNGRADE

Affected: 4.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 4.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy hospital-management-system || rpm -q hospital-management-system || hospital-management-system --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 4.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison hospital-management-system sudo apt install hospital-management-system=<VERSION_BEFORE_4.0> sudo apt-mark hold hospital-management-system

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list hospital-management-system sudo dnf downgrade hospital-management-system-<VERSION_BEFORE_4.0> sudo dnf versionlock add hospital-management-system

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2025-70064?

hospital management system: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2025-70064 being exploited?

CVE-2025-70064 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2025-70064 affect?

CVE-2025-70064 affects hospital management system. Severity is high (CVSS 8.8). PHPGurukul Hospital Management System v4.0 contains a Privilege Escalation vulnerability. A low-privileged user (Patient) can directly access the Administrator Dashboard and all sub-modules (e.g., User Logs, Doctor Management) by manually b

How urgent is CVE-2025-70064?

Priority 47/100. High severity; Public exploit reference

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References

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