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Public proof-of-concept exploit crashes unpatched Android phones via a crafted text message

VULNERABILITYAndroidredteam/daily · 2 sources

Severity: High
Exploited: Not known
Sources: 2

What happened

A researcher has published a way to attack Android phones by sending a specially built text message that the user never sees. The message can crash the part of the phone that handles calls, cutting off calls, including emergency calls, for a short time. Repeated messages can leave a phone unreliable for days.

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What to do

Check the Android security patch level on your device and install the October 2026 security update if it is available.
Treat devices on Android 12 or 13 as potentially exposed and check whether the manufacturer still provides updates.
If a device keeps crashing after a message is received, use the Android Debug Bridge from a computer to clear the queued messages, as described in the article.

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