Medium severity · published Sep 10, 2026
CVE-2026-88057
Angular: Sanitization bypass via directive host bindings on concrete host elements in @angular/core and @angular/compiler
6.1
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Angular is a development platform for building mobile and desktop web applications using TypeScript/JavaScript and other languages. Prior to 20.3.28, 21.2.20, and 22.1.0, Angular's compiler and runtime in @angular/core and @angular/compiler could omit or select an incorrect sanitizer for security-sensitive directive host bindings because SecurityContext was derived from the declaring directive or component selector rather than the concrete host element. The mismatch is reachable through hostDirectives composition, inherited HostBinding declarations, createComponent with a custom hostElement or dynamic directives, SVG/MathML namespace elements, and tag-neutral selectors such as :not(...). Attacker-controlled href, src, action, xlink:href, or data values can therefore reach DOM attributes without Angular's built-in sanitizer and execute arbitrary JavaScript in the user's browser context. Applications unable to upgrade can use DomSanitizer.sanitize with SecurityContext.URL before assignment or restrict inputs to validated HTTP and HTTPS URL schemes. This issue is fixed in versions 20.3.28, 21.2.20, and 22.1.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 31% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AN
angular · angular
<= 19.2.25; >= 20.0.0, < 20.3.28; >= 21.0.0, < 21.2.20; >= 22.0.0, < 22.1.0 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-88057
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-88057
Patch
https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/2f96c8020f85ccb715a76de4b79a0c680c2c7264
Patch
https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/6afe6fa781c2f0931f0aedd729b9884a8fe212ee
Patch
https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/6caa298dee58319b2d674dc91364e26ffe3ecb2b
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/69550
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/69558
Release Notes
https://github.com/angular/angular/releases/tag/v20.3.28
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