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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-33874

Gematik Authenticator securely authenticates users for login to digital health applications.

Published Mar 27, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Gematik Authenticator securely authenticates

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-33874. EPSS is 0.30%. Act only if a listed version of Gematik Authenticator securely authenticates is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Gematik Authenticator securely authenticates).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.30%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe gematik/authenticator

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.

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  • cpe gematik/authenticatorversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-33874

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-33874. EPSS is 0.30%. Act only if a listed version of Gematik Authenticator securely authenticates is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-78: OS Command Injection. EPSS 0.30%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 27, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-33874

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-33874

    30-day exploitation probability 0.3%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-33874

    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. Updat

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.