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 ...

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 ...

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.

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