It's a nasty vulnerability, but it's mitigated by the fact that a bad actor would
need physical access to a device to compromise it.
Regardless, the fact that the attacker would
need physical access to the device in order to gain root access to it via EngineerMode means that the existence of the diagnostics tool isn't considered a major security vulnerability by OnePlus, especially since not even that scenario would allow for backdoor root privileges to be granted to potentially malicious apps.
Not exact matches
The app lets users gain root
access to the
device without the
need for unlocking its bootloader — which is a way
to say that malicious users could get
to the core of a OnePlus phone and install malware with ease, although they would likely
need physical access to it.
There are no
physical buildings
to upkeep and the only equipment that you
need for most courses is a
device which enables you
to have internet
access.
The fiduciary may
need access to the
physical device to get at the digital assets, of course.
Security — The cloud is physically within the TDS Law office, preventing unauthorized
physical access to our shared data, while providing users the flexibility
to work with their documents as
needed, using desktop, laptops, tablets, and mobile
devices
Someone
needs both your password and
access to the
physical device to log in.
In addition, gaining root
access is only possible if users have activated USB debugging, and hackers will
need to have
physical access to the target
device.
The principle makes the
need for duplicating
physical keys a thing of the past, allowing you
to simply grant
access to your household
to other people on a per -
device basis.
To exploit this issue, an attacker would need physical access to a disassembled TREZOR device with uncovered electronic
To exploit this issue, an attacker would
need physical access to a disassembled TREZOR device with uncovered electronic
to a disassembled TREZOR
device with uncovered electronics.