A potentially debilitating SMS attack has been discovered that can crash Android phones, but a fix may already be in place.

Android SMS of Death can crash calls, brick phones, and force resets on Android 12-16. Read what the flaw lets attackers do ...

A security researcher has uncovered a serious vulnerability in Android that allows an attacker to remotely crash a smartphone using a specially crafted text message. Dubbed “SMS of Death,” the flaw ...

A security researcher has released a proof-of-concept exploit for a recently patched Android vulnerability, dubbed "SMS of Death" and tracked as CVE-2026-58882, that lets attackers remotely disrupt ...

A public exploit can crash Android's calling service with a text the owner never sees. Google has patched CVE-2026-58882, so ...

Google has patched the issue for newer versions of Android, but those who are past their end-of-life date will remain at risk.

A newly disclosed Android vulnerability allows attackers to crash smartphones simply by sending a specially crafted text ...

SMS of Death” Android flaw can disrupt calls without opening a message - In reltion with: Android security, SMS of Death, WAP ...

Known as the “SMS of Death” exploit, the flaw can interrupt mobile without requiring users to open or respond to the message ...

The Android SMS of Death flaw (CVE-2026-58882) crashes calls with one hidden text. Android 14 to 17 are patched, but Android 12 and 13 are not.

A single malformed text message, delivered silently and never shown in the inbox, can crash the telephony process on an Android phone and drop a call in progress, emergency calls included. Researcher ...

Android SMS of Death is a newly disclosed security vulnerability that could crash a smartphone's calling system through a ...