OnePlus confirms OnePlus 6 bootloader vulnerability, says fix incoming

Himanshu, 11 June 2018

OnePlus has officially acknowledged a bootloader vulnerability plaguing its OnePlus 6 flagship smartphone, saying a software update containing a fix for the problem will roll out soon. Here's what exactly the company has said:

We take security seriously at OnePlus. We are in contact with the security researcher, and a software update will be rolling out shortly.

The vulnerability, for those who aren't aware, allows someone with physical access to a OnePlus 6 device to boot any arbitrary modified image without unlocking the device bootloader, effectively giving the attacker complete control over the phone.

The #OnePlus6 allows booting arbitrary images with `fastboot boot image.img`, even when the bootloader is completely locked and in secure mode. pic.twitter.com/MaP0bgEXXd
— Edge Security (@EdgeSecurity) June 9, 2018

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Reader comments

vijaygopal
15 Feb 2019
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Hey mate, I am also using the OP 6 device and I successfully unlocked the bootloader with the fixed bug and no issues after unlocking it. The updated guide is somewhere else found on the web. If you want to unlock it. then take a look at here: http...

lol
12 Jun 2018
v@H

I have OP3, OP3T & OP6 and i admit its build quality is on par or even better compared to other android flagships and crapple. It's different from typical chinese phones...