AngularJS XSS via SCE resource URL sanitization bypass
A flaw in AngularJS' Strict Contextual Escaping (SCE) logic allows bypassing certain SCE policies for resource URLs and can lead to arbitrary JavaScript execution within the context of the victim's browser session. SCE's purpose is to ensure that only trusted or safe values are used in certain security-sensitive contexts, such as resource URLs, including URLs that define executable JavaScript scripts, '<iframe>' documents, route templates, etc. A flaw in the logic that tries to match entire URLs against regular expression matchers can result in partial matches for certain types of regular expressions, effectively bypassing the policies and allowing the use of unsafe values as resource URLs. This issue affects AngularJS versions greater than or equal to 1.2.0-rc.3. Note: The AngularJS project was already End-of-Life when this CVE was published and will not receive any updates to address this issue. For more information see the End-of-Life announcement https://docs.angularjs.org/misc/version-support-status .
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We use this product, ask for help- Published
- Jun 24, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.5% · 41th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-791
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Report tools
Action score
30
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.6 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.5%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- proof of concept
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · HeroDevs
- 7.6
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| enterprise linux | 10 | cpe:2.3:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 |
| enterprise linux | 7 | cpe:2.3:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 |
| enterprise linux | 8 | cpe:2.3:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 |
| enterprise linux | 9 | cpe:2.3:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
| jboss fuse | 7 | cpe:2.3:redhat:jboss_fuse:7 |
| jbosseapxp | cpe:2.3:redhat:jbosseapxp:undefined | |
| openstack | 16.2 | cpe:2.3:redhat:openstack:16.2 |
| quay | 3 | cpe:2.3:redhat:quay:3 |
| red hat single sign on | 7 | cpe:2.3:redhat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7 |
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (HeroDevs). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Google AngularJS
- >=1.2.0-rc.3affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | angular.js | all versions | — |
| npm | angular | from 1.2.0-rc.3 · up to and including 1.8.3 | — |
Same product
google: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2025-2336AngularJS improper sanitization in SVG '<image>' element with 'ngSanitize'19Monitor
- CVE-2025-0716AngularJS improper sanitization in SVG '<image>' element19Monitor
- CVE-2025-4690AngularJS 'linky' filter ReDoS17Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- George KalpakasHeroDevsfinder
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2025-2336385 days apartAngularJS improper sanitization in SVG '<image>' element with 'ngSanitize'19Monitor
- CVE-2025-0716421 days apartAngularJS improper sanitization in SVG '<image>' element19Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- low · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- low · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- Low
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-791 · Incomplete Filtering of Special ElementsCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- codepen.io/herodevs/pen/JobQdmz/5b3896f56fab66f20cd25e698cf3faa8
- www.herodevs.com/vulnerability-directory/cve-2026-11998
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-11998
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492579
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-11998.json
- www.herodevs.com/vulnerability-directory/cve-2026-11998?nes-for-angularjs
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.