FKIE_CVE-2026-33874

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-03-27 21:17 - Updated: 2026-04-21 19:16
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Gematik Authenticator securely authenticates users for login to digital health applications. Starting in version 4.12.0 and prior to version 4.16.0, the Mac OS version of the Authenticator is vulnerable to remote code execution, triggered when victims open a malicious file. Update the gematik Authenticator to version 4.16.0 or greater to receive a patch. There are no known workarounds.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/gematik/app-Authenticator/security/advisories/GHSA-mjgm-7hwc-qqcrVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.machinespirits.de/advisory/2e655e/
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
gematik authenticator *
apple macos -
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