High severity · published Jun 22, 2026
CVE-2026-49241
Angular: Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities in Angular Language Service VS Code Extension
8.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Angular Language Service VS Code Extension provides a rich editing experience for Angular templates. Prior to 21.2.4, the client-side Angular Language Service VS Code extension reads the custom TypeScript SDK paths typescript.tsdk and js/ts.tsdk.path directly from workspace configurations (.vscode/settings.json) without verifying VS Code Workspace Trust state or asking for user consent (located in client/src/client.ts). The client-side extension then passes the parsed settings path as a command-line argument (--tsdk) to the background Node.js language server process. During server initialization, the background language server resolves and dynamically imports (via standard Node.js require()) the module library tsserverlibrary.js relative to the workspace-specified custom directory path. An attacker can exploit this behavior by committing a repository containing a local malicious tsserverlibrary.js script inside a custom folder, and a crafted .vscode/settings.json file pointing to that folder. When a developer opens the repository folder in VS Code, the extension automatically attempts to initialize and load the server, which dynamically resolves, loads, and executes the malicious script silently in the background. This vulnerability is fixed in 21.2.4.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 15% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AN
angular · angular
< 21.2.4 · source: vendor
AL
Angular Language Service · Angular
before 21.2.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49241
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-49241
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/68857
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/68886
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/angular/angular/security/advisories/GHSA-ccq4-xmxr-8hcq
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