# Enclave details patched Authenticator flaw that let Android apps impersonate Teams

> Source: <https://runtimewire.com/article/enclave-authmask-microsoft-authenticator-android-token-flaw>
> Published: 2026-10-26 15:31:02+00:00

# Enclave details patched Authenticator flaw that let Android apps impersonate Teams

**Researcher Ofek Levin says an app with no Android permissions could exploit Microsoft Authenticator's broker to obtain delegated work-account tokens; Microsoft patched the bug before publication.**

        By [Ryan Merket](https://runtimewire.com/author/ryan-merket)
        · Published 

Primary source: [x.com](https://x.com/EnclaveAI/status/2114356312368623761)

## Why it matters

The flaw shows how a trusted authentication broker can expose broad work-account access when it validates an app's claimed identity instead of the real caller. Microsoft patched the reported issue before Enclave's public disclosure.

[Enclave](https://enclave.ai/) disclosed a flaw in Microsoft Authenticator for Android that let a malicious app with zero Android permissions impersonate Microsoft Teams and obtain delegated tokens for a signed-in work account. The company's [technical report, published October 23rd](https://enclave.ai/blog/authmask-we-made-microsoft-authenticator-hand-over-tokens), says the tokens it obtained in tests could access Microsoft Graph services including email, files and calendars. Microsoft patched the issue before the report appeared.…

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