CVE-2023-26116

MEDIUMNVD 5.35.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2023-03-30. NVD baseline CVSS 5.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
5.3
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 2%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Versions of the package angular from 1.2.21 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.

CVSS v3
5.3
EG Score
5.3(medium)
EPSS
74.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 30, 2023

Last Modified

November 20, 2025

References (15)

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
npm(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
angular———

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-26116?
CVE-2023-26116 is a medium vulnerability published on March 30, 2023. Versions of the package angular from 1.2.21 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…
When was CVE-2023-26116 disclosed?
CVE-2023-26116 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 30, 2023, with the most recent update on November 20, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2023-26116 actively exploited?
CVE-2023-26116 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 74.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-26116?
CVE-2023-26116 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2023-26116?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-26116, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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