angular vulnerable to regular expression denial of service via the angular.copy() utility
All versions of the package angular are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the angular.copy() utility function due to the usage of an insecure regular expression. Exploiting this vulnerability is possible by a large carefully-crafted input, which can result in catastrophic backtracking.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | angular | <= 1.8.3 | no fix |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26116
- https://github.com/angular/angular.js
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00005.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OQWJLE5WE33WNMA54XSJIDXBRK2KL3XJ
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UDKFLKJ6VZKL52AFVW2OVZRMJWHMW55K
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-5406320
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGITHUBANGULAR-5406322
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-5406321
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-ANGULAR-3373044
- https://stackblitz.com/edit/angularjs-vulnerability-angular-copy-redos
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-1333- Platform
- npm
- Package
angular- Disclosed
- 30.03.2023
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-2vrf-hf26-jrp5 - 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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