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From: Camille Simon <camillesimon@google.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:28:54 -0700
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+---
+title: Stricter Intent Extra Verification for FlutterActivity
+description: Android Intent extras for routing and entrypoints are now strictly verified.
+---
+
+{% render "docs/breaking-changes.md" %}
+
+## Summary
+
+To protect against Intent-based vulnerability exploits,
+the Flutter Android embedder (`FlutterActivity` and `FlutterFragmentActivity`)
+now strictly verifies the sender of Intents
+before processing `EXTRA_INITIAL_ROUTE`, `EXTRA_DART_ENTRYPOINT`,
+and `EXTRA_DART_ENTRYPOINT_ARGS`. 
+
+External intents that try to pass these string extras (e.g., `"route"`)
+will now be ignored
+unless they are verified as originating from the app itself.
+
+## Context
+
+Historically, the Flutter Android embedder unconditionally accepted
+routing and entrypoint configuration from Intent extras.
+While convenient, this allowed third-party applications on the same device
+to maliciously inject entrypoints or routes into a Flutter app
+by sending an explicit Intent. 
+
+To mitigate arbitrary route injection (CWE-940)
+and entrypoint injection (CWE-926),
+we introduced a strict verification layer
+using Android's `getLaunchedFromUid()` (on Android 14+)
+and `getCallingPackage()` (on Android 13 and below). 
+
+If the sender of the Intent cannot be verified as the app itself,
+the intent extras will be safely ignored.
+Standard Deep Links (`intent.getData()`) remain supported
+but are now validated against the app's declared `AndroidManifest.xml`
+intent-filters.
+
+## Description of change
+
+Any external system passing the `"route"`, `"dart_entrypoint"`,
+or `"dart_entrypoint_args"` extras will no longer have an effect. 
+
+The most common legitimate use-case affected by this change
+is **Push Notifications** (e.g., Firebase Cloud Messaging).
+Push notification SDKs frequently build a `PendingIntent`
+that includes a `"route"` string extra
+to navigate the user to a specific screen when the notification is tapped. 
+
+On Android 14+ (API 34), push notifications via `PendingIntent`
+will generally continue to work
+because `getLaunchedFromUid()` can successfully verify
+the identity of the `PendingIntent` creator. 
+
+However, on **Android 13 and below (API 33 and lower)**,
+`getCallingPackage()` is often `null`
+when a `PendingIntent` is fired from the notification tray.
+As a result, the embedder will safely assume the intent is untrusted
+and **ignore the route extra**.
+
+## Migration guide
+
+If your application relies on Push Notifications or App Shortcuts
+to launch the app into a specific route,
+you should migrate to using standard Deep Link URIs
+instead of Intent extras.
+
+**Before (Deprecated & Insecure):**
+```java
+Intent intent = new Intent(context, MainActivity.class);
+intent.putExtra("route", "/product_details");
+```
+
+**After (Recommended):**
+```java
+Intent intent = new Intent(context, MainActivity.class);
+intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
+intent.setData(Uri.parse("myapp://product_details"));
+```
+
+Ensure that your `AndroidManifest.xml` declares the corresponding
+`<intent-filter>` for the deep link,
+as the embedder will query the PackageManager
+to verify the route is legitimate.
+
+Alternatively, if you must use Intent extras,
+configure your push notification to launch a custom `Activity`
+or `BroadcastReceiver` that you control.
+Inside that component, construct a new explicit Intent
+to launch your `FlutterActivity`.
+Because the new Intent is launched from within your app,
+the embedder will successfully verify it as self-sent.
+
+## Timeline
+
+Landed in version: TBD<br>
+In stable release: TBD