Is Angular more secure than React?

Angular has a security score of 75/100 with 30 total CVEs, while React scores 80/100 with 20 total CVEs. React has a stronger security posture. Data from NVD/NIST, July 2026.

How many CVEs does Angular have compared to React?

Angular has 30 total CVEs on record, including 3 critical severity. React has 20 total CVEs with 2 critical. Angular has 0 actively exploited (CISA KEV) vs React's 0.

Should I migrate from Angular to React?

React scores 71/100 overall vs Angular's 63/100 across 7 dimensions including security, AI-readiness, and cost of ownership. Both frameworks are viable choices; compare dimensions relevant to your use case.

Which is better for AI-readiness: Angular or React?

Angular scores 45/100 on AI-readiness while React scores 55/100. React is better prepared for AI agent interaction. AI-readiness measures structured data support, API availability, and machine-readable output.

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Angular vs React

Security & risk comparison · Updated June 2026

How does Angular compare to React on security, AI-readiness, and total cost of ownership? We scored both across 7 dimensions using NVD/NIST CVE data, GitHub metrics, and our scan of 10M+ sites.

Key finding

React scores 71/100 overall versus Angular's 63/100. React has 20 total CVEs compared to Angular's 30, giving it a smaller vulnerability surface. (Source: WebPulse framework scoring, NVD/NIST, July 2026)

Dimension-by-dimension breakdown

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performance Tie

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ecosystem React

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ai readiness React

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developer experience React

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market trajectory React

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cost of ownership Tie

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Security details

Metric	Angular	React
Total CVEs	30	20
Critical CVEs	3	2
Exploited (KEV)	0	0
CVEs last year	5	3
Avg CVSS	4.8	4.5
Security score	75/100	80/100

Acceptable

Angular

Angular scores 64/100. Verdict: Acceptable.

Acceptable

React

React scores 72/100. Verdict: Acceptable.

Quick facts

Angular

Category: Frontend

Language: TYPESCRIPT

First release: 2016

Generation: Modern

Trend: Stable

Market share: 2.0%

React

Category: Frontend

Language: JAVASCRIPT

First release: 2013

Generation: Modern

Trend: Rising

Market share: 8.0%

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Data sourced from NVD/NIST CVE database, GitHub API, and WebPulse framework scanner. Scores calculated using a 7-dimension model covering security, performance, ecosystem health, AI-readiness, developer experience, market trajectory, and cost of ownership. Updated June 2026.