Angular: Information Leak via `HttpTransferCache` Bypass When Using `withRequestsMadeViaParent`

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Angular is a development platform for building mobile and desktop web applications using TypeScript/JavaScript and other languages. Prior to 20.3.28, 21.2.20, and 22.1.1, Angular's @angular/common HttpTransferCache can cache an authenticated response when Server-Side Rendering (SSR) and hydration use a hierarchical HttpClient configured with withRequestsMadeViaParent. The child TransferCache evaluates an initially anonymous request before delegation, then a parent withInterceptors chain adds an Authorization header, cookie, or API token; although the parent cache skips the authenticated request, the child still stores the private response in TransferState serialized as JSON in the ng-state script. Exploitation requires provideClientHydration, child provideHttpClient delegation through withRequestsMadeViaParent, parent-level credential injection, and an SSR HTML response shared across users by a CDN, reverse proxy, or application cache. A later unauthenticated or unauthorized visitor can receive the cached HTML containing the earlier authenticated user's sensitive response data. Applications can mitigate by attaching credentials at the child, filtering sensitive endpoints with withHttpTransferCacheOptions, disabling transfer caching for sensitive routes, or marking personalized HTML private or no-store. This issue is fixed in versions 20.3.28, 21.2.20, and 22.1.1.

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10 Sep 2026 19:00:12 UTC

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11 Sep 2026 17:50:22 UTC

Observed here

23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC

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CVSS 3.1 · 4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

Angular is a development platform for building mobile and desktop web applications using TypeScript/JavaScript and other languages. Prior to 20.3.28, 21.2.20, and 22.1.1, Angular's @angular/common HttpTransferCache can cache an authenticated response when Server-Side Rendering (SSR) and hydration use a hierarchical HttpClient configured with withRequestsMadeViaParent. The child TransferCache evaluates an initially anonymous request before delegation, then a parent withInterceptors chain adds an Authorization header, cookie, or API token; although the parent cache skips the authenticated request, the child still stores the private response in TransferState serialized as JSON in the ng-state script. Exploitation requires provideClientHydration, child provideHttpClient delegation through withRequestsMadeViaParent, parent-level credential injection, and an SSR HTML response shared across users by a CDN, reverse proxy, or application cache. A later unauthenticated or unauthorized visitor can receive the cached HTML containing the earlier authenticated user's sensitive response data. Applications can mitigate by attaching credentials at the child, filtering sensitive endpoints with withHttpTransferCacheOptions, disabling transfer caching for sensitive routes, or marking personalized HTML private or no-store. This issue is fixed in versions 20.3.28, 21.2.20, and 22.1.1.

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Sep 10, 2026, 7:00:12 PM (timezone not stated)

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Sep 11, 2026, 5:50:22 PM (timezone not stated)

Observed here

11 Nov 2026 17:03:30 UTC

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EUVD CVSS 3.1 · 4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

Angular is a development platform for building mobile and desktop web applications using TypeScript/JavaScript and other languages. Prior to 20.3.28, 21.2.20, and 22.1.1, Angular's @angular/common HttpTransferCache can cache an authenticated response when Server-Side Rendering (SSR) and hydration use a hierarchical HttpClient configured with withRequestsMadeViaParent. The child TransferCache evaluates an initially anonymous request before delegation, then a parent withInterceptors chain adds an Authorization header, cookie, or API token; although the parent cache skips the authenticated request, the child still stores the private response in TransferState serialized as JSON in the ng-state script. Exploitation requires provideClientHydration, child provideHttpClient delegation through withRequestsMadeViaParent, parent-level credential injection, and an SSR HTML response shared across users by a CDN, reverse proxy, or application cache. A later unauthenticated or unauthorized visitor can receive the cached HTML containing the earlier authenticated user's sensitive response data. Applications can mitigate by attaching credentials at the child, filtering sensitive endpoints with withHttpTransferCacheOptions, disabling transfer caching for sensitive routes, or marking personalized HTML private or no-store. This issue is fixed in versions 20.3.28, 21.2.20, and 22.1.1.

Source published

10 Sep 2026 19:17:41 UTC

Source modified

29 Sep 2026 21:09:15 UTC

Observed here

25 Oct 2026 16:19:22 UTC

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CVSS 3.1 · [email protected] · Secondary · 4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS 3.1 · [email protected] · Primary · 5.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

A security bypass vulnerability was discovered in `@angular/common` when Server-Side Rendering (SSR) and hydration are enabled in applications using a hierarchical `HttpClient` configuration with `withRequestsMadeViaParent()`. The `HttpTransferCache` utility optimizes hydration by caching outgoing HTTP requests performed during SSR and transferring the cached state to the client-side application via `TransferState` (serialized as JSON in `<script id="ng-state">`). Following the remediation of [CVE-2026-50170](https://github.com/angular/angular/security/advisories/GHSA-q6f4-qqrg-jv6x), `HttpTransferCache` automatically skips caching requests that contain authentication headers or credentials (`Authorization`, `Cookie`, `withCredentials`, etc.). However, when a child `HttpClient` delegates to a parent client via `withRequestsMadeViaParent()`, the child's `TransferCache` interceptor evaluates whether the request is eligible for caching **before** delegating to the parent client's interceptor chain. If an outgoing request originates as anonymous from the child client, the child `TransferCache` marks the request as cacheable. When the request reaches a parent interceptor that injects sensitive authentication credentials (such as an `Authorization` header or API token), the parent `TransferCache` correctly skips caching the authenticated request. However, when the backend returns the private, authenticated response, the child `TransferCache` still stores the response in `TransferState` based on its initial pre-delegation evaluation. ### Impact Successful exploitation allows sensitive, user-specific information belonging to an authenticated user to be leaked to unauthenticated or unauthorized users. This occurs when: 1. During SSR, a child `HttpClient` initiates an unauthenticated request that is subsequently authenticated by a parent interceptor. 2. The authenticated response body is cached into the SSR-rendered HTML page (`TransferState`). 3. The rendered HTML page is stored by a shared caching layer (e.g., CDN, edge cache, or reverse proxy) or served across user sessions. 4. Subsequent visitors requesting the same page receive the cached HTML containing the previous user's private data. ### Attack Preconditions & Vulnerable Configurations An application is affected only if **all** of the following conditions are met: * **SSR and Hydration Enabled:** The application uses Server-Side Rendering with hydration enabled (e.g., via `provideClientHydration()`). * **Hierarchical `HttpClient` with Delegation:** The application configures a child `HttpClient` using `withRequestsMadeViaParent()`. * **Parent-Level Authentication Injection:** Authentication credentials (such as `Authorization` headers, session cookies, or custom API tokens filtered via `withHttpTransferCacheOptions`) are attached by an interceptor in the **parent** injector chain rather than on the initial child request. * **Shared HTML Caching:** The SSR HTML responses are cached by a shared caching layer (CDN, reverse proxy, or application-level HTML cache). #### Vulnerable Code Pattern Example ```ts // Parent Injector / Application Config export const appConfig: ApplicationConfig = { providers: [ provideHttpClient( // Parent interceptor attaches sensitive Authorization header withInterceptors([ (req, next) => next(req.clone({ setHeaders: { Authorization: `Bearer ${getToken()}` } })) ]) ), ], }; // Child Injector / Feature or Component Config const childClient = createEnvironmentInjector( [ // Child delegates to parent; TransferCache evaluates req BEFORE parent auth interceptor runs provideHttpClient(withRequestsMadeViaParent()), ], parentInjector ).get(HttpClient); // Request originates without auth headers -> marked cacheable by child TransferCache childClient.get('/api/user/profile').subscribe(); ``` ### Patches The issue is resolved by updating `@angular/common` to run root interceptors in the terminal request chain so that delegated clients leave inherited root interceptors to the parent chain, preventing duplicate execution and ensuring `HttpTransferCache` evaluates cache eligibility after parent request interceptors run. * `22.1.1` * `21.2.20` * `20.3.28` ### Workarounds & Mitigations For applications that cannot immediately upgrade to a patched version, use one of the following mitigations: 1. **Attach Credentials Before or Within the Child Client:** Ensure authentication headers (e.g., `Authorization`) are attached directly when constructing the request or via an interceptor configured directly on the child `HttpClient`, rather than relying solely on parent interceptors. 2. **Apply Explicit Cache Filters on the Child Client:** Configure `withHttpTransferCacheOptions` with a filter on the child client that explicitly excludes endpoints returning user-specific or sensitive data: ```ts provideClientHydration( withHttpTransferCacheOptions({ filter: (req) => !req.url.includes('/api/private/'), }) ) ``` 3. **Disable HTTP Transfer Cache for Sensitive Routes:** If specific SSR routes handle user-authenticated data, disable transfer caching for those requests or ensure the SSR response sets `Cache-Control: no-store` / `private` headers at your edge/CDN layer so personalized HTML is never shared.

Source published

10 Sep 2026 20:19:19 UTC

Source modified

10 Sep 2026 20:30:04 UTC

Observed here

24 Oct 2026 13:17:17 UTC

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GitHub Advisory Database · CC-BY-4.0

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CVSS_V3 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

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