Authenticator Vulnerable to Authentication Flow Hijack
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 sourcePublished 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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"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.",
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