The HTC said it will soon release a security update that should fix a reported flaw in the HTC software that allows access to vital personal data.

This was announced by the phone maker company after a furor was caused by the discovery of this security hole that allows apps to access email addresses, location and even texting data of HTC smartphone users even without the user's permission.

The vulnerability of the HTC software in various models, particularly the EVO 4G, EVO 3G, EVO Shift 4G, Thunderbolt, MyTouch 4G Slide and some Sensation models, was reported on the site Android Police over the weekend.

According to reports, these HTC phones come with a software that gather data from users and make it available to other apps on the phone. Ordinarily, Android apps that access sensitive data must first notify users and get permission before installation.

The HTC company said that the software "does no harm to customers' data," and that "so far it has not learned of customers being affected."

In a statement issued, the spokesman of the company said: "HTC is working very diligently to quickly release a security update that will resolve the issue on affected devices. Following a short testing period by our carrier partners, the patch will be sent over-the-air to customers, who will be notified to download and install it. We urge all users to install the update promptly."

No date has been given by HTC as to when they can release the update but they urged users to be more cautious in downloading apps from unreliable sources.