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CVE-2026-27970
February 26, 2026
Angular is a development platform for building mobile and desktop web applications using TypeScript/JavaScript and other languages. Versions prior to 21.2.0, 21.1.16, 20.3.17, and 19.2.19 have a cross-Site scripting vulnerability in the Angular internationalization (i18n) pipeline. In ICU messages (International Components for Unicode), HTML from translated content was not properly sanitized and could execute arbitrary JavaScript. Angular i18n typically involves three steps, extracting all messages from an application in the source language, sending the messages to be translated, and then merging their translations back into the final source code. Translations are frequently handled by contracts with specific partner companies, and involve sending the source messages to a separate contractor before receiving final translations for display to the end user. If the returned translations have malicious content, it could be rendered into the application and execute arbitrary JavaScript. When successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows for execution of attacker controlled JavaScript in the application origin. Depending on the nature of the application being exploited this could lead to credential exfiltration and/or page vandalism. Several preconditions apply to the attack. The attacker must compromise the translation file (xliff, xtb, etc.). Unlike most XSS vulnerabilities, this issue is not exploitable by arbitrary users. An attacker must first compromise an application's translation file before they can escalate privileges into the Angular application client. The victim application must use Angular i18n, use one or more ICU messages, render an ICU message, and not defend against XSS via a safe content security policy. Versions 21.2.0, 21.1.6, 20.3.17, and 19.2.19 patch the issue. Until the patch is applied, developers should consider reviewing and verifying translated content received from untrusted third parties before incorporating it in an Angular application, enabling strict CSP controls to block unauthorized JavaScript from executing on the page, and enabling Trusted Types to enforce proper HTML sanitization.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/angular/angular.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v21.0.4 <v21.1.5
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v21.1.5
https://github.com/angular/angular.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) =v20.3.16 <v20.3.17
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v20.3.17
https://github.com/angular/angular.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) =v19.2.18 <v19.2.19
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v19.2.19
https://github.com/angular/angular.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v21.2.0-next.0 <v21.2.0
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v21.2.0
@angular/core (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=21.0.0-next.0 <21.1.6
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 21.1.6
@angular/core (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=19.0.0-next.0 <19.2.19
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 19.2.19
@angular/core (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=20.0.0-next.0 <20.3.17
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 20.3.17
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
7.6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
PRESENT
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')