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CVE-2024-21490: angular vulnerable to super-linear runtime due to backtracking

Affects angularSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2024-21490· High 7.5

Public exploit available · CVSS 7.5 High.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 22:52 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 10 Feb 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: evidence found.

    CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
npmangularAffected
  • >=1.3.0 <=1.8.3
Fixed in–
Mavenorg.webjars.npm:angularAffected
  • >=1.3.0 <=1.8.3
Fixed in–
Mavenorg.webjars.bower:angularAffected
  • >=1.3.0 <=1.8.3
Fixed in–

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Description

This affects versions of the package angular from 1.3.0. A regular expression used to split the value of the ng-srcset directive is vulnerable to super-linear runtime due to backtracking. With a large carefully-crafted input, this can result in catastrophic backtracking and cause a denial of service. **Note:** This package is EOL and will not receive any updates to address this issue. Users should migrate to [@angular/core](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@angular/core).

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