angular Prototype Pollution vulnerability
Versions of angular prior to 1.7.9 are vulnerable to prototype pollution. The deprecated API function merge() does not restrict the modification of an Object's prototype in the , which may allow an attacker to add or modify an existing property that will exist on all objects.
Recommendation
Upgrade to version 1.7.9 or later. The function was already deprecated and upgrades are not expected to break functionality.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | angular | < 1.7.9 | 1.7.9 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10768
- https://github.com/angular/angular.js/pull/16913
- https://github.com/angular/angular.js/commit/add78e62004e80bb1e16ab2dfe224afa8e513bc3
- https://github.com/angular/angular.js
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rca37935d661f4689cb4119f1b3b224413b22be161b678e6e6ce0c69b%40%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rca37935d661f4689cb4119f1b3b224413b22be161b678e6e6ce0c69b@%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-ANGULAR-534884
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-1321, CWE-20, CWE-915- Platform
- npm
- Package
angular- Disclosed
- 20.11.2019
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-89mq-4x47-5v83 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: angular
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 15
- First → latest
- 06.2019 06.2026
- Without a fix
- 10
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 3
- Medium 9
- Low 3
Disclosures per year
- 2019: 2
- 2020: 3
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 2
- 2023: 3
- 2024: 3
- 2025: 1
- 2026: 1
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