{
  "id": 9610977,
  "title": "Unpatched OnePlus Flaws Let Installed Android Apps Gain Root Without Permissions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/unpatched-oneplus-flaws-let-installed-android-apps-gain-root-without",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-24T18:10:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hacker News",
    "slug": "the-hacker-news",
    "url": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/unpatched-oneplus-flaws-let-installed.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A OnePlus 15 running the latest OxygenOS can be rooted by a malicious app the owner installs, one that asks for no special permissions. A researcher, Rasmus Moorats, chained two flaws in OnePlus's own software to gain root access, the highest level of control over an Android phone. OnePlus told him the same flaws affect many more of its own devices and those of OPPO, though it has not",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}