# CVE-2022-2390: Mutable pending intent in Google Play services SDK


- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 12 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 21 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cm6r-892j-jv2g

## What is CVE-2022-2390?

CVE-2022-2390 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google LLC Play Services SDK, published on 12 Aug 2022. 

### Official description

Apps developed with Google Play Services SDK incorrectly had the mutability flag set to PendingIntents that were passed to the Notification service. As Google Play services SDK is so widely used, this bug affects many applications. For an application affected, this bug will let the attacker, gain the access to all non-exported providers and/or gain the access to other providers the victim has permissions. We recommend upgrading to version 18.0.2 of the Play Service SDK as well as rebuilding and redeploying apps.

Weakness: CWE-471 (Modification of Assumed-Immutable Data (MAID))

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2390?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement` | Maven | All versions | 18.0.2 |
| `com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement` | Maven | All versions | 18.0.2 |

Products: Google Google Play Services Software Development Kit.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2390?

Upgrade com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement to 18.0.2 or later.

## Is CVE-2022-2390 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2390 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Google LLC Play Services SDK

- [CVE-2022-1799](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1799/): Incorrect signature verification on Google play-services-basement in Google Play SDK (medium 5.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2390 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2390 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google LLC Play Services SDK, published on 12 Aug 2022. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2390 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 18.0.2
- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 18.0.2

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2390/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2390/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2390
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2390
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2390

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2390/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.