CVE-2026-49241

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:angular:angular_language_service:*:*:*:*:*:visual_studio_code:*:*

History

26 Jun 2026, 03:47

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References () https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/68857 - () https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/68857 - Issue Tracking
References () https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/68886 - () https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/68886 - Issue Tracking
References () https://github.com/angular/angular/security/advisories/GHSA-ccq4-xmxr-8hcq - () https://github.com/angular/angular/security/advisories/GHSA-ccq4-xmxr-8hcq - Vendor Advisory
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 8.8
CPE cpe:2.3:a:angular:angular_language_service:*:*:*:*:*:visual_studio_code:*:*
First Time Angular angular Language Service
Angular

22 Jun 2026, 16:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-06-22 16:16

Updated : 2026-06-26 03:47


NVD link : CVE-2026-49241

Mitre link : CVE-2026-49241

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-49241


JSON object : View

Products Affected

angular

  • angular_language_service
CWE
CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CWE-427

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

CWE-494

Download of Code Without Integrity Check