Angular Service Worker Policy-Bypass & Credential-Stripping Vulnerabilities
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-50169 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | GitHub_M |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-06-22 18:16:42 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-06-22 19:17:05 UTC |
| Description | Angular is a development platform for building mobile and desktop web applications using TypeScript/JavaScript and other languages. Prior to 22.0.0-rc.2, 21.2.15 20.3.22, and 19.2.23, an issue in the @angular/service-worker package compromises the integrity of request-policy enforcement during request reconstruction. When the Angular Service Worker intercepts network requests for matched assets, it reconstructs a new Request object using an internal helper function. During this reconstruction process, the helper function strips the strict, client-defined request redirect policy configuration (such as redirect: 'error'), falling back to the browser's default 'follow' strategy. If the target web application makes client-side requests with a strict policy (e.g., expecting a network error instead of automatically following redirects), the service worker will bypass this instruction and automatically follow HTTP 3xx redirects to other destinations. This acts as an unintended proxy/intermediary ("Confused Deputy") and can result in cookie/credential exposure or same-origin session-restricted data leakage if public dynamic routes redirect to sensitive routes. This vulnerability is fixed in 22.0.0-rc.2, 21.2.15, 20.3.22, and 19.2.23. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v4.0 5.7 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Problem Types: CWE-200 | CWE-441 | CWE-524 | CWE-200 CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor | CWE-441 CWE-441: Unintended Proxy or Intermediary ('Confused Deputy') | CWE-524 CWE-524: Use of Cache Containing Sensitive Information
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | [email protected] | Secondary | 5.7 | MEDIUM | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C... |
| 4.0 | CNA | DECLARED | 5.7 | MEDIUM | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
CVSS v4.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
HighAttack Requirements
PresentPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
PassiveConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneSub Conf.
NoneSub Integrity
NoneSub Availability
NoneCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Angular | Angular | affected >= 22.0.0-next.0, < 22.0.0-rc.2 | Not specified |
| CNA | Angular | Angular | affected >= 21.0.0-next.0, < 21.2.15 | Not specified |
| CNA | Angular | Angular | affected >= 20.0.0-next.0, < 20.3.22 | Not specified |
| CNA | Angular | Angular | affected >= 19.0.0-next.0, < 19.2.23 | Not specified |
| CNA | Angular | Angular | affected <= 18.2.14 | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/angular/angular/security/advisories/GHSA-gv2q-mqqv-365m | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/angular/angular/pull/67494 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
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