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Vulnerability Identifier

CVE-2023-26116

2023-03-30
Severity Assessment
5.3
MEDIUM
CVSS v3.x Score
Clinical Analysis (Description)

Versions of the package angular from 1.2.21 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the angular.copy() utility function due to the usage of an insecure regular expression. Exploiting this vulnerability is possible by a large carefully-crafted input, which can result in catastrophic backtracking.

Vector Sequencing

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Impact Consequences

Technical Impact

Unchanged
Scope
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness Classification

CWE-CWE-1333

Affected Population

Affected Configurations

Total: 1 detected entries

Software List Scrollable
fe
fedora
Vendor: fedoraproject • v38
Timeline

Time Line

PUBLICATION
30 Mar 2023
MODIFICATION
20 Nov 2025
FIRST PATCH
14 Jan 2026
Impact Statistics

Key Metrics

CVSS Score
5.3
MEDIUM
Products
1
Affected
Patches
1
Available
Remediation Protocol

Recommended Solution

No automatic solution found. Check vendor references.
Recommended Actions for Administrators

Immediate Action Plan

1. Inventory

Identify all affected systems in your infrastructure.

2. Assessment

Assess exposure and criticality for your organization.

3. Mitigation

Apply patches or available workarounds.

4. Verification

Test and confirm effectiveness of applied measures.