Description
Angular is a development platform for building mobile and desktop web applications using TypeScript/JavaScript and other languages. From 1.20.0 until 1.21.1, the Angular DevTools background service worker accepts chrome.runtime.sendMessage runtime messages from untrusted web pages or third-party content scripts without adequately verifying the message source. An untrusted sender that obtains a valid randomized victim tabId can direct the extension to use chrome.debugger to attach to another browser tab and trigger Chrome DevTools Protocol breakpoints. This can display the debugging banner, pause JavaScript execution, and prevent interaction with the target tab, but it does not provide remote code execution, privilege escalation, or cross-origin access to memory or credentials. This issue is fixed in version 1.21.1.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| angular | angular | < 22.2.0-rc.0 | — |
| angular | DevTools | >= 1.20.0, < 1.21.1 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 13 | angular.js | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | angular.js | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | angular.js | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | angular.js | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | angular.js | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | angular.js | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | angular.js | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | angular.js | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | angular.js | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-3972 Angular Platform-Server, Router und DevTools: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 14, 2026
References
- https://github.com/angular/angular/security/advisories/GHSA-r653-wxfp-pp9c
- https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/70623
- https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/7c053599c79a6ddd785a9bae33ff9fc7b355ea0d
- https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/cf492e8a372e2bbddb84987df12c33a52c23c72f
- https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/e02c4d89bcf5da9af499e0dfbba8c29206976ab3