CVE-2026-44437

Angular SSR: Open Redirect and Request Steering via Encoded X-Forwarded-Prefix

Published May 13, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Angular SSR is a server-rise rendering tool for Angular applications. From 19.0.0-next.0 to before 19.2.25, 20.3.25, 21.2.9, and 22.0.0-next.7, a vulnerability exists in the X-Forwarded-Prefix header processing logic within Angular SSR. The internal validation mechanism fails to properly account for URL-encoded characters, specifically dots (%2e%2e). This allows an attacker to bypass security filters by injecting encoded path traversal sequences that are later decoded and utilized by the application logic.
When an Angular SSR application is configured to trust proxy headers and is deployed behind a proxy that forwards the X-Forwarded-Prefix header without prior sanitization, an attacker can provide a payload such as /%2e%2e/evil. This vulnerability is fixed in19.2.25, 20.3.25, 21.2.9, and 22.0.0-next.7.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-69xr-m8h6-h664 Angular SSR has Open Redirect and Request Steering via Encoded X-Forwarded-Prefix
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:angular:angular_cli:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:angular:angular_cli:22.0.0:next0:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:angular:angular_cli:22.0.0:next1:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:angular:angular_cli:22.0.0:next2:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:angular:angular_cli:22.0.0:next3:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:angular:angular_cli:22.0.0:next4:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:angular:angular_cli:22.0.0:next5:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:angular:angular_cli:22.0.0:next6:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Angular
Angular angular Cli
Vendors & Products Angular
Angular angular Cli
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Description The Angular SSR is a server-rise rendering tool for Angular applications. From 19.0.0-next.0 to before 19.2.25, 20.3.25, 21.2.9, and 22.0.0-next.7, a vulnerability exists in the X-Forwarded-Prefix header processing logic within Angular SSR. The internal validation mechanism fails to properly account for URL-encoded characters, specifically dots (%2e%2e). This allows an attacker to bypass security filters by injecting encoded path traversal sequences that are later decoded and utilized by the application logic. When an Angular SSR application is configured to trust proxy headers and is deployed behind a proxy that forwards the X-Forwarded-Prefix header without prior sanitization, an attacker can provide a payload such as /%2e%2e/evil. This vulnerability is fixed in19.2.25, 20.3.25, 21.2.9, and 22.0.0-next.7.
Title Angular SSR: Open Redirect and Request Steering via Encoded X-Forwarded-Prefix
Weaknesses CWE-22
CWE-601
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
May 14, 2026, 1:35 PM
Reserved
May 6, 2026, 2:40 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 13, 2026, 10:16 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 2:10 PM