Microsoft Authenticator Flaw Let Permissionless Android Apps Steal Work Account Tokens
Microsoft has fixed a flaw in its Authenticator app for Android that let a malicious app with no permissions pose as a trusted Microsoft app, such as Teams, and collect sign-in tokens for a victim's work account. Microsoft tracks the flaw as CVE-2026-80097 and fixed it in Authenticator for Android version 6.2606.4246, so anyone using the app should update. In the researchers' tests,
| CVE | CVE-2026-80097 |
|---|---|
| Source | The Hacker News |
| Fetched | 10/27/2026, 09:17 PM |
| Data | Markdown JSON |
On 10/27/2026, 09:09 PM, The Hacker News published "Microsoft Authenticator Flaw Let Permissionless Android Apps Steal Work Account Tokens" (type: Security news). CVE: CVE-2026-80097.