Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-27970

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patch available.

  - Angular is a development platform for building mobile and desktop web applications using
    TypeScript/JavaScript and other languages. Versions prior to 21.2.0, 21.1.16, 20.3.17, and 19.2.19 have a
    cross-Site scripting vulnerability in the Angular internationalization (i18n) pipeline. In ICU messages
    (International Components for Unicode), HTML from translated content was not properly sanitized and could
    execute arbitrary JavaScript. Angular i18n typically involves three steps, extracting all messages from an
    application in the source language, sending the messages to be translated, and then merging their
    translations back into the final source code. Translations are frequently handled by contracts with
    specific partner companies, and involve sending the source messages to a separate contractor before
    receiving final translations for display to the end user. If the returned translations have malicious
    content, it could be rendered into the application and execute arbitrary JavaScript. When successfully
    exploited, this vulnerability allows for execution of attacker controlled JavaScript in the application
    origin. Depending on the nature of the application being exploited this could lead to credential
    exfiltration and/or page vandalism. Several preconditions apply to the attack. The attacker must
    compromise the translation file (xliff, xtb, etc.). Unlike most XSS vulnerabilities, this issue is not
    exploitable by arbitrary users. An attacker must first compromise an application's translation file before
    they can escalate privileges into the Angular application client. The victim application must use Angular
    i18n, use one or more ICU messages, render an ICU message, and not defend against XSS via a safe content
    security policy. Versions 21.2.0, 21.1.6, 20.3.17, and 19.2.19 patch the issue. Until the patch is
    applied, developers should consider reviewing and verifying translated content received from untrusted
    third parties before incorporating it in an Angular application, enabling strict CSP controls to block
    unauthorized JavaScript from executing on the page, and enabling Trusted Types to enforce proper HTML
    sanitization. (CVE-2026-27970)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
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if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

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  "Debian Linux-11": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "11",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libjs-angularjs"}
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      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-12": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "12",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libjs-angularjs"}
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      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-13": {
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        "release": "13",
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          {"reference": "libjs-angularjs"}
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  },
  "Debian Linux-14": {
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      {
        "release": "14",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libjs-angularjs"}
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      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-16.04": {
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        "release": "16.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libjs-angularjs"}
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      }
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  "Ubuntu Linux-18.04": {
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        "release": "18.04",
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          {"reference": "libjs-angularjs"}
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  "Ubuntu Linux-20.04": {
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      {
        "release": "20.04",
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          {"reference": "angular.js"}
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      {
        "release": "22.04",
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          {"reference": "angular.js"}
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var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
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      severity   : SECURITY_NOTE,
      extra      : report
  );
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}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}