Both companies have faced controversy in recent years, primarily for their work in circumventing mobile device security features

The most serious flaw in the monthly security update affects the Android system and could be exploited to achieve local escalation of privilege, the company said.

The company plans to add its Advanced Protection program on devices, as will use AI to detect and stop scams.

The monthly Android security update covers 47 vulnerabilities, including a high-severity defect in the widely used FreeType software library.

Serbian security services exploited one of the actively exploited vulnerabilities to break into the phone of a youth activist in Serbia, according to Amnesty International.

Google’s monthly batch of security fixes addressed 43 vulnerabilities.

The monthly update closes 47 security vulnerabilities in total.

The bulletin identifies five critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities affecting the core components of Android’s system.

The guide comes as the government continues to deal with the fallout of the Salt Typhoon hack.

None of the patched bugs were considered critical.