epa4all-client: VAU Signature bypass
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
epa4all-client is the Java Client for epa4all / ePA 3.0 in the Telematik Infrastruktur. Prior to 1.2.1, in SignedPublicKeysTrustValidatorImpl.isTrusted(), the ECDSA signature verification at line 45 discards the boolean return value of Signature.verify(). The method performs certificate chain validation, OCSP check, and signature algorithm setup, but never checks whether the signature actually matches. For any structurally valid signature, it returns true. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| oviva-ag | epa4all-client | before 1.2.1 | 1.2.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| com.oviva.telematik | epa4all-client | before 1.2.1 | 1.2.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | com.oviva.telematik:epa4all-client (Maven) | before 1.2.1 | 1.2.1 | Patch available | GHSA-g8r3-5hwf-qp96 |
- epa4all-client Vendoroviva-ag Affected before 1.2.1 Fixed in 1.2.1 Patch available CNA
- epa4all-client Vendorcom.oviva.telematik Affected before 1.2.1 Fixed in 1.2.1 Patch available CNA
- com.oviva.telematik:epa4all-client (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.2.1 Fixed in 1.2.1 Patch available GHSA-g8r3-5hwf-qp96
Remediation
- Fix · CNA epa4all-client (oviva-ag) Fixed in 1.2.1
- Fix · CNA epa4all-client (com.oviva.telematik) Fixed in 1.2.1
- Fix · GHSA-g8r3-5hwf-qp96 com.oviva.telematik:epa4all-client (Maven) Fixed in 1.2.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-44900
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g8r3-5hwf-qp96
References
More oviva-ag vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-33323 epa4all-client: TLS Certificate Validation Disabled in Production CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2026-33324 epa4all-client: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
- TI-2026-35179 epa4all-client: Unauthenticated REST API for Patient Record Writes CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-44900 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-44900 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g8r3-5hwf-qp96 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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