Many OnePlus smartphones have a major SMS vulnerability, and a fix isn’t coming before mid-October

If you are using a OnePlus smartphone running OxygenOS 12, 14, or 15, we have news that should be concerning to you. Earlier this week, cybersecurity firm Rapid7 revealed that OnePlus smartphones running these OxygenOS versions have a major security flaw that could allow malicious apps access to SMS and MMS data on your smartphone without permission, user interaction, or consent.

The firm also said that the “user is also not notified that SMS data is being accessed,” which “could lead to sensitive information disclosure and could effectively break the security provided by SMS-based…