Protected provider access via mutable notification PendingIntent
Published Aug 12, 2022 · Updated Apr 21, 2025
Improper PendingIntent mutability in Google Play services SDK before 18.0.2 allows local users to access protected content providers. The SDK passes mutable PendingIntent objects to Android's notification service, allowing a local malicious app to alter the encapsulated intent and invoke non-exported providers or providers authorized to the victim app. Exploitation requires local privileges and user interaction, and resulting access is bounded by the victim app's provider permissions.
Summary
What happened
Improper PendingIntent mutability in Google Play services SDK before 18.0.2 allows local users to access protected content providers. The SDK passes mutable PendingIntent objects to Android's notification service, allowing a local malicious app to alter the encapsulated intent and invoke non-exported providers or providers authorized to the victim app. Exploitation requires local privileges and user interaction, and resulting access is bounded by the victim app's provider permissions.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-2390
- Published
- Aug 12, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 21, 2025
- Vendor
- Product
- Google Play services SDK
- Classifications
- CWE-471, T1409
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 12, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <18.0.2
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