Versions of the package angular from 1.4.9 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the element due to the usage of an insecure regular expression in the input[url] functionality. Exploiting this vulnerability is possible by a large carefully-crafted input, which can result in catastrophic backtracking.
CVE-2023-26118
MEDIUMNVD 5.35.3—Elevated
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
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.
- 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)
- report@snykhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/OQWJLE5WE33WNMA54XSJIDXBRK2KL3XJ/
- report@snykhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UDKFLKJ6VZKL52AFVW2OVZRMJWHMW55K/
- report@snykhttps://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-5406326
- report@snykhttps://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGITHUBANGULAR-5406328
- report@snykhttps://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-5406327
- report@snykhttps://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-ANGULAR-3373046
- report@snykhttps://stackblitz.com/edit/angularjs-vulnerability-inpur-url-validation-redos
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00005.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/OQWJLE5WE33WNMA54XSJIDXBRK2KL3XJ/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UDKFLKJ6VZKL52AFVW2OVZRMJWHMW55K/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-5406326
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGITHUBANGULAR-5406328
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-5406327
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-ANGULAR-3373046
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://stackblitz.com/edit/angularjs-vulnerability-inpur-url-validation-redos
Patch Availability(2)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libjs-angularjs (1.8.2-2ubuntu0.1) @ jammy | 2026-05-25 | ubuntu |
| npm | angular | — | ghsa |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
npm(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| angular | — | — | — |
All Vendor Advisories
(1)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2023-26118?
CVE-2023-26118 is a medium vulnerability published on March 30, 2023. Versions of the package angular from 1.4.9 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the <input type="url"> element due to the usage of an insecure regular expression in the input[url] functionality. Exploiting this vulnerability is possible by a large carefully-crafted…
When was CVE-2023-26118 disclosed?
CVE-2023-26118 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-2023-26118 actively exploited?
CVE-2023-26118 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-2023-26118?
CVE-2023-26118 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2023-26118?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-26118, 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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