CVE-2026-41423
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.005 · 40 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-24
Angular is a development platform for building mobile and desktop web applications using TypeScript/JavaScript and other languages. Prior to versions 19.2.21, 20.3.19, 21.2.9, and 22.0.0-next.8, a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability exists in @angular/platform-server due to improper handling of URLs during Server-Side Rendering (SSR). When an attacker sends a request such as GET /\evil.com/ HTTP/1.1 the server engine (Express, etc.) passes the URL string to Angular’s rendering functions. Because the URL parser normalizes the backslash to a forward slash for HTTP/HTTPS schemes, the internal state of the application is hijacked to believe the current origin is evil.com. This misinterpretation tricks the application into treating the attacker’s domain as the local origin. Consequently, any relative HttpClient requests or PlatformLocation.hostname references are redirected to the attacker controlled server, potentially exposing internal APIs or metadata services. This issue has been patched in versions 19.2.21, 20.3.19, 21.2.9, and 22.0.0-next.8.
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affected products (21)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-1162Angular: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Offenlegung von InformationenDeutsch2026-04-16csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Angular ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen.
- GHSA-45q2-gjvg-7973Angular: SSRF via protocol-relative and backslash URLs in Angular Platform-Server2026-04-16ghsa · osvUS
### Impact A [Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Security/Attacks/SSRF) vulnerability exists in `@angular/platform-server` due to improper handling of URLs during Server-Side Rendering (SSR). When an attacker sends a request such as `GET /\evil.com/ HTTP/1.1` the server engine (Express, etc.) passes the URL string to Angular’s rendering functions. Because the URL parser normalizes the backslash to a forward slash for HTTP/HTTPS schemes, the internal state of the application is hijacked to believe the current origin is `evil.com`. This misinterpretation tricks the application into treating the attacker’s domain as the local origin. Consequently, any relative `HttpClient` requests or `PlatformLocation.hostname` references are redirected to the attacker controlled server, potentially exposing internal APIs or metadata services. **Affected APIs:** - `renderModule` - `renderApplication` - `CommonEngine` (from `@angular/ssr`) **Non-Affected APIs:** - `AngularAppEngine` (from `@angular/ssr`) - `AngularNodeAppEngine` (from `@angular/ssr`) ### Attack Preconditions - The server has outbound network access. - The application uses Angular SSR via the affected APIs. - A pathname is passed as URL to the rendering method (e.g. using `req.url`). - The server-side code performs HTTP requests using `HttpClient` with relative URLs or uses `PlatformLocation.hostname` to build URLs. ### Patches - 22.0.0-next.8 - 21.2.9 - 20.3.19 - 19.2.21 ### Workarounds Developers should implement a middleware to sanitize the request URL before it reaches Angular. This involves stripping or normalizing leading slashes: ```js app.use((req, res, next) => { // Sanitize the URL to ensure it starts with a single forward slash if (req.url.startsWith('//') || req.url.startsWith('/\\') || req.url.startsWith('\\')) { req.url = '/' + req.url.replace(/^[/\\]+/, ''); } next(); }); ``` ### References - [Fix](https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/68194)
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references (8)
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- https://angular.dev/Patchcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41423cnnvd
- https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/ede7c58a2aa13fdccc8f0b67ce93ba1c11749412enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/68194enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/angular/angular/security/advisories/GHSA-45q2-gjvg-7973enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/ede7c58a2aa13fdccc8f0b67ce93ba1c11749412Patchnvd
- https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/68194Issue Trackingnvd
- https://github.com/angular/angular/security/advisories/GHSA-45q2-gjvg-7973MitigationVendor Advisorynvd
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