OEMpocalypse roots Android with an app that has zero permissions
On August 31, 2026, researcher Lukas Maar published OEMpocalypse, an exploit chain that elevates any permissionless Android app to root on Samsung Galaxy S23–S26, Xiaomi flagships and Oppo/OnePlus/Realme devices — locked bootloader, Verified Boot still green. Your root detection is blind to it: only hardware-backed keys (KeyStore/StrongBox) still hold.