Is AngularJS Still Supported in 2026?

No. AngularJS reached end of life on December 31, 2021. The Angular project shipped the final release, 1.8.3, and no longer issues patches, security fixes, or compatibility updates. Any AngularJS application running today runs on code that has been unsupported for more than four years.

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What does end of life mean for AngularJS?

End of life means the AngularJS project stopped all development on the AngularJS framework. The framework entered a long-term support period in July 2018, which was extended six months during the pandemic, and formally ended on December 31, 2021. After that date, no new versions were shipped.

The practical consequence is simple. Any Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) entry disclosed against AngularJS after end of life has no official fix. The last published version is the last version there will ever be.

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Is it safe to keep running AngularJS?

Running AngularJS apps does not automatically allow a breach, but the risk grows every month. Two predominant vulnerability classes are: Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS), which exploits inefficient regular expressions to spike CPU and stall the application, and Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), which the AngularJS templating engine has long been prone to.

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What are your options if you cannot migrate yet?

There are two realistic paths. The first is migration to a modern Angular framework, which means a full app rewrite rather than an upgrade because the two frameworks have completely different architecture. The second is extended commercial security support, which keeps the version you run patched while you plan that migration on your own timeline.

HeroDevs began providing AngularJS Never-Ending Support (NES) on January 1, 2022, the day after official support ended, delivering security fixes so applications stay patched with no gap in coverage.

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How do you check whether your app still depends on AngularJS?

Look for angular.js or angular.min.js at a 1.x version, a dependency such as "angular": "^1.x" in package.json, or references to angular in a bower.json file. AngularJS 1.x and modern Angular (version 2 and later) are separate frameworks, so confirm the major version rather than the name alone.

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Frequently asked questions

When did AngularJS reach end of life?

December 31, 2021. The final release was version 1.8.3.

Does Google or the open source project still patch AngularJS?

No. All development, including security fixes, stops at end of life.

Is AngularJS the same as Angular?

No. AngularJS is version 1.x. Based on JavaScript. Angular (version 2 and later) is a separate, actively maintained framework based on TypeScript.

Can I get security patches for AngularJS after end of life?

Yes, through commercial extended support such as HeroDevs Never-Ending Support, which backports fixes for the version you run.

What are the most common AngularJS vulnerabilities post-EOL?

Regular Expression Denial of Service and Cross-Site Scripting are the recurring classes. No CVE receives official fixes in the AngularJS project.