CVE-2015-3858: Google Android

High severity, CVSS 9.3. EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The checkDestination function in internal/telephony/SMSDispatcher.java in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48M relies on an obsolete permission name for an authorization check, which allows attackers to bypass an intended user-confirmation requirement for SMS short-code messaging via a crafted application, aka internal bug 22314646.

Affected products

• Google Android: up to and including 5.1

Published 2015-10-01. Last modified 2026-06-17.