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Android is under attack \u2014 again. Google confirmed as much this week<\/a>, before issuing an immediate update for its Pixel phones<\/a>. Now Samsung has done the same, releasing details of its May security update<\/a> with the fix included. There\u2019s a nasty twist with this one, though, with Samsung\u2019s phones particularly vulnerable to the attack.<\/p>\n Meta<\/a> was first to disclose CVE-2025-27363, detailing an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in FreeType font rendering software that \u201cmay have been exploited in the wild.\u201d Now Google says Android phones have been attacked.<\/p>\n ForbesSamsung\u2019s Android Mistake\u2014Do Not Leave Your Galaxy At RiskBy Zak Doffman<\/a><\/p>\n The twist is that Android\u2019s security bulletin says the fix only applies to Android 13 and 14, suggesting Android 15 has already been addressed. That means Samsungs are vulnerable where Pixels are not, given that the Galaxy-maker was late to the party with One UI 7\u2019s Android 15 rollout, and millions of phones have not yet been upgraded.<\/p>\n Now America\u2019s cyber defense agency has issued an update warning for all affected devices, with a May 27 deadline to either update or stop using phones. The formal mandate applies just to U.S. federal employees, but CISA\u2019s<\/a> remit is \u201cto help every organization better manage vulnerabilities and keep pace with threat activity.\u201d<\/p>\n The good news with this vulnerability and fix is that Samsung has been almost as fast as Google in confirming the fix. That\u2019s not always the case. We have seen multiple occasions where Samsungs have run a month behind Pixels with these updates, even with a CIAS mandate in place which Samsung devices have missed.<\/p>\n Clearly, this only applies to those Galaxy phones yet to upgrade to Android 15, and that upgrade satisfies the update mandate per Android\u2019s security bulletin. If you\u2019re sticking with Android 14 for now \u2014 by choice or otherwise, then ensure you apply the update as soon as it\u2019s made available for your model, region and carrier. You should be able to meet the deadline, given it\u2019s late in the month.<\/p>\n