New Security Vulnerability Discovered in OnePlus Phones

upcoming OnePlus 15 release, but its older devices appear to be victims of a serious security flaw. A cybersecurity firm has discovered a vulnerability that exposes SMS and MMS data from some OnePlus smartphones.

New Security Issue Found in OnePlus Devices

discovered by the security company Rapid7 on devices running OxygenOS 12, 14, and 15. The vulnerability exists because of modifications to the Telephony service on Android done by OnePlus. Thanks to those changes, installed apps can access SMS and MMS data, along with metadata, “without permission, user interaction, or consent.”statement to 9to5Google.