Field noteOct 22, 20261 min read1 source

Node.js Security Advisory: a high-severity RCE flaw in Node's Brotli decoder affects Node.js 22, 24, and 26.

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The Node.js Project published security releases for the 26.x, 24.x, and 22.x release lines on October 21, 2026.

What changed: Node.js disclosed a separate high-severity Brotli decoder RCE affecting Node.js 22, 24, and 26; none of the prior documents covers this advisory.

The releases are Node.js v26.12.1, v24.22.1, and v22.23.4. The project rates the highest-severity issue in each affected line as HIGH.

CVE-2026-111497 is a high-severity out-of-bounds write in the Node.js Brotli decoder. The advisory says the flaw permits remote code execution and affects Node.js 26.x, 24.x, and 22.x. Other high-severity fixes cover NUL-containing names in dns.resolve and two TLS certificate hostname-validation issues. The release also includes medium- and low-severity fixes and dependency updates including c-ares, ca-cert, OpenSSL, SQLite, and Undici.

The source does not describe a public exploit, confirmed exploitation, attack prerequisites, or which application configurations expose the Brotli decoder to untrusted input. It advises using an up-to-date supported version.

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  1. 1nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/october-2026-security-releases
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