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Authenticator Vulnerable to Authentication Flow Hijack

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Gematik Authenticator securely authenticates users for login to digital health applications. Versions prior to 4.16.0 are vulnerable to authentication flow hijacking, potentially allowing attackers to authenticate with the identities of victim users who click on a malicious deep link. Update Gematik Authenticator to version 4.16.0 or greater to receive a patch. There are no known workarounds.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-33875
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
2 Nov 2026, 22:22 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Authenticator Vulnerable to Authentication Flow Hijack

core-osv · Original source

Published 27 Mar 2026, 20:25 UTC

Gematik Authenticator securely authenticates users for login to digital health applications. Versions prior to 4.16.0 are vulnerable to authentication flow hijacking, potentially allowing attackers to authenticate with the identities of victim users who click on a malicious deep link. Update Gematik Authenticator to version 4.16.0 or greater to receive a patch. There are no known workarounds.

osv:CVE-2026-33875
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33875",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "Authenticator Vulnerable to Authentication Flow Hijack",
    "summary": "Gematik Authenticator securely authenticates users for login to digital health applications. Versions prior to 4.16.0 are vulnerable to authentication flow hijacking, potentially allowing attackers to authenticate with the identities of victim users who click on a malicious deep link. Update Gematik Authenticator to version 4.16.0 or greater to receive a patch. There are no known workarounds.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2026-33875",
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