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MEDIUM

CVE-2023-26116

CVSS v3

5.3

MEDIUM

EPSS Score

1.7 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-18

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

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Packages

  • angularnpmall versions · no fixed version listed

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2023-26116 Red Hat Product Security33 known affected

    angularjs: Regular Expression Denial of Service via angular.copy()

    servicemesh-grafana as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 2.1 · servicemesh-grafana.src as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 2.1 · grafana as a component of Red Hat Ceph Storage 3

Full record on NVD

Description

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.

Technical details

Published
2023-03-30

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-26116?

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.

Is CVE-2023-26116 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2023-26116 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.7% on 2026-10-18, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-26116?

CVE-2023-26116 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM severity).

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