OnePlus To Address This Software Flaw After Initial Silence

After initially remaining silent, OnePlus is promising a patch for a software flaw that paves a way for third-party mobile apps to invade your privacy and even steal sensitive two-factor authentication codes.

The cybersecurity vendor Rapid7 disclosed the vulnerability on Monday, saying it had originally tried to reach out to OnePlus back in May about patching the flaw. But despite repeated emails and messages, Rapid7 said it had never received a response.

As a result, the flaw remains unpatched. The vulnerability, dubbed CVE-2025-10184, affects the Android-based OxygenOS, which is installed on OnePlus handsets. According to Rapid7, any installed mobile app can abuse the flaw to secretly access SMS/MMS and certain metadata on the phone “without permission, user interaction, or consent.”

“The user is also not notified that SMS data is being accessed. This could lead to sensitive information disclosure and could effectively break the security provided by SMS-based Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) checks,” the report added.

That’s especially concerning because some online services still deliver two-factor authentication codes via SMS, rather than through an authenticator app. CVE-2025-10184 can theoretically let a third-party mobile app, including any installed malware, intercept these time-sensitive codes.

Rapid7 added: “A wide-reaching issue like this could be a boon to both state-sponsored adversaries looking to surveil victims and authoritarian regimes looking to oppress political dissidence.”

The good news is that Rapid7 said OnePlus has finally responded to the vulnerability report. The smartphone vendor also told PCMag this morning: “We acknowledge the recent disclosure of CVE-2025-10184 and have implemented a fix. This will be rolled out globally via software update starting from mid-October. OnePlus remains committed to protecting customer data and will continue to prioritize security improvements.”

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However, the company didn’t specify which phones are affected, although it likely affects any OnePlus handset running OxygenOS 15, the latest version.

Rapid7 has only tested and confirmed the flaw on a OnePlus 8T running OxygenOS 12 and on a OnePlus 10 Pro running OxygenOS 14 and 15. “The versions of OxygenOS 11 that were tested were not vulnerable. As such, we consider the issue to have been introduced as part of OxygenOS 12,” Rapid7 added.

In the meantime, affected users should look out for an October software update from OnePlus, which has committed to providing security patches to its phones for a minimum of three years.