Unisoc VoLTE Video Call Exploit Chain Can Give Attackers Full Android Kernel Access
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A vulnerability in Unisoc chips can allow an invader to completely compromise certain Android smartphones from a VoLTE video call, without depending on a malicious application installed on the device. The discovery, associated with SSD Secure Disclosure research, reveals a two-step exploration chain that starts in the modem firmware and can end with code execution in the Android Linux kernel. The problem is especially troubling because the attac…
Unisoc VoLTE Video Call Exploit Chain Can Give Attackers Full Android Kernel Access
Security researchers at SSD Secure Disclosure have published a two-stage exploit chain that achieves full Android kernel access on devices running Unisoc modem firmware through a VoLTE video call, with no fix from the chipset maker. The advisory, published August 17, 2026, is the second stage of a chain that began in March 2026, when SSD disclosed remote code execution in the
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