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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| angular | angular | < 21.2.4 | — |
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.
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 25.10 | 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-2026-2038 Angular: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Aug 31, 2026