diff --git a/splunk-otel-android/src/main/java/com/splunk/rum/ConnectionUtil.java b/splunk-otel-android/src/main/java/com/splunk/rum/ConnectionUtil.java
index d88c62f6..2c485f5d 100644
--- a/splunk-otel-android/src/main/java/com/splunk/rum/ConnectionUtil.java
+++ b/splunk-otel-android/src/main/java/com/splunk/rum/ConnectionUtil.java
@@ -53,9 +53,14 @@ void startMonitoring(Supplier<NetworkRequest> createNetworkMonitoringRequest, Co
     }
 
     CurrentNetwork refreshNetworkStatus() {
-        CurrentNetwork activeNetwork = networkDetector.detectCurrentNetwork();
-        currentNetwork = activeNetwork;
-        return activeNetwork;
+        try {
+            currentNetwork = networkDetector.detectCurrentNetwork();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            //guard against security issues/bugs when accessing the Android connectivityManager.
+            // see: https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/175055271
+            currentNetwork = UNKNOWN_NETWORK;
+        }
+        return currentNetwork;
     }
 
     static NetworkRequest createNetworkMonitoringRequest() {
diff --git a/splunk-otel-android/src/main/java/com/splunk/rum/PostApi29NetworkDetector.java b/splunk-otel-android/src/main/java/com/splunk/rum/PostApi29NetworkDetector.java
index 06481085..38bdbb4d 100644
--- a/splunk-otel-android/src/main/java/com/splunk/rum/PostApi29NetworkDetector.java
+++ b/splunk-otel-android/src/main/java/com/splunk/rum/PostApi29NetworkDetector.java
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 
 package com.splunk.rum;
 
+import static com.splunk.rum.ConnectionUtil.NO_NETWORK;
+import static com.splunk.rum.ConnectionUtil.UNKNOWN_NETWORK;
+
 import android.Manifest;
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
 import android.content.Context;
@@ -28,9 +31,6 @@
 import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi;
 import androidx.core.app.ActivityCompat;
 
-import static com.splunk.rum.ConnectionUtil.NO_NETWORK;
-import static com.splunk.rum.ConnectionUtil.UNKNOWN_NETWORK;
-
 @RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.Q)
 class PostApi29NetworkDetector implements NetworkDetector {
     private final ConnectivityManager connectivityManager;
diff --git a/splunk-otel-android/src/main/java/com/splunk/rum/SimpleNetworkDetector.java b/splunk-otel-android/src/main/java/com/splunk/rum/SimpleNetworkDetector.java
index 0d7e29ad..a1c4d025 100644
--- a/splunk-otel-android/src/main/java/com/splunk/rum/SimpleNetworkDetector.java
+++ b/splunk-otel-android/src/main/java/com/splunk/rum/SimpleNetworkDetector.java
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
 
 package com.splunk.rum;
 
-import android.net.ConnectivityManager;
-import android.net.NetworkInfo;
-
 import static com.splunk.rum.ConnectionUtil.NO_NETWORK;
 import static com.splunk.rum.ConnectionUtil.UNKNOWN_NETWORK;
 
+import android.net.ConnectivityManager;
+import android.net.NetworkInfo;
+
 class SimpleNetworkDetector implements NetworkDetector {
     private final ConnectivityManager connectivityManager;
 
diff --git a/splunk-otel-android/src/test/java/com/splunk/rum/ConnectionUtilTest.java b/splunk-otel-android/src/test/java/com/splunk/rum/ConnectionUtilTest.java
index c6bf0307..8348dee9 100644
--- a/splunk-otel-android/src/test/java/com/splunk/rum/ConnectionUtilTest.java
+++ b/splunk-otel-android/src/test/java/com/splunk/rum/ConnectionUtilTest.java
@@ -122,6 +122,15 @@ public void quiznos() {
         assertEquals(2, notified.get());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void networkDetectorException() {
+        NetworkDetector networkDetector = mock(NetworkDetector.class);
+        when(networkDetector.detectCurrentNetwork()).thenThrow(new SecurityException("bug"));
+
+        ConnectionUtil connectionUtil = new ConnectionUtil(networkDetector);
+        assertEquals(ConnectionUtil.UNKNOWN_NETWORK, connectionUtil.refreshNetworkStatus());
+    }
+
     @Test
     @Config(sdk = Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP)
     public void shouldNotFailOnImmediateConnectionManagerCall_lollipop() {
diff --git a/splunk-otel-android/src/test/java/com/splunk/rum/PostApi29NetworkDetectorTest.java b/splunk-otel-android/src/test/java/com/splunk/rum/PostApi29NetworkDetectorTest.java
index 548e59ce..6d7e22fc 100644
--- a/splunk-otel-android/src/test/java/com/splunk/rum/PostApi29NetworkDetectorTest.java
+++ b/splunk-otel-android/src/test/java/com/splunk/rum/PostApi29NetworkDetectorTest.java
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 
 package com.splunk.rum;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.net.ConnectivityManager;
 import android.net.Network;
@@ -28,10 +32,6 @@
 import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner;
 import org.robolectric.annotation.Config;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
-
 @RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner.class)
 @Config(sdk = Build.VERSION_CODES.Q)
 public class PostApi29NetworkDetectorTest {
diff --git a/splunk-otel-android/src/test/java/com/splunk/rum/SimpleNetworkDetectorTest.java b/splunk-otel-android/src/test/java/com/splunk/rum/SimpleNetworkDetectorTest.java
index 7fb4c444..4456bf10 100644
--- a/splunk-otel-android/src/test/java/com/splunk/rum/SimpleNetworkDetectorTest.java
+++ b/splunk-otel-android/src/test/java/com/splunk/rum/SimpleNetworkDetectorTest.java
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 
 package com.splunk.rum;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.net.ConnectivityManager;
 import android.net.NetworkInfo;
@@ -30,10 +34,6 @@
 import org.robolectric.annotation.Config;
 import org.robolectric.shadows.ShadowNetworkInfo;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
-
 @RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner.class)
 @Config(sdk = Build.VERSION_CODES.P)
 public class SimpleNetworkDetectorTest {