Flaw in Older Version of Android Rooting Tool KernelSU Allows Full Device Takeover

Flaw in Older Version of Android Rooting Tool KernelSU Allows Full Device Takeover

Zimperium's zLabs team has discovered a critical security vulnerability in the Android rooting tool, KernelSU v0.5.7, allowing full device take over.

Critical Vulnerability Found in Android Rooting Tools, Zimperium Warns of Silent Exploitation

Security researchers at Zimperium’s zLabs have uncovered a significant vulnerability affecting popular Android rooting frameworks that enables unauthorized access to rooted Android devices. The flaw, discovered in mid-2023 and publicly disclosed in August 2025, affects widely-used rooting tools including KernelSU, APatch, and SKRoot. The discovery follows Zimperium’s recent identification of over 2,400 mobile malware variants targeting authentic…