New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a high-priority security alert for Android users. The advisory warns of multiple vulnerabilities affecting Android versions 12 and later, which could pose a significant cyber threat to users.

CERT-In has identified that these security flaws originate from weaknesses within the Android framework, as well as potential vulnerabilities in chipset components. If exploited, these vulnerabilities could allow attackers to gain unauthorised access to sensitive data, escalate privileges, execute arbitrary code, or trigger denial-of-service (DoS) conditions on affected devices.

According to the government agency, the alert has been categorised as one of the most ...