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Threat intelligence and technical research from vendor labs, coordination centers and independent researchers.
9 matching records, 1 with confirmed exploitation.
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CVE-2026-111497: Critical out-of-bounds write in the Node.js Brotli decoder
Overview On October 21, 2026, the Node.js Project published a security advisory for CVE-2026-111497 , an out-of-bounds write in the Brotli decoder bundled with Node.js. The vulnerability affects the Node.js 26.x , 24.x , and 22.x…
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Node.js Brotli Remote Code Execution (Node2Shell)
What is the Vulnerability? CVE-2026-111497 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Google Brotli decoder, a component used to decompress data encoded with the Brotli compression algorithm. Brotli is widely used in web…
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Brotli2Shell: Frequently asked questions for Google Brotli decoder vulnerability (CVE-2026-111497)
Researchers have demonstrated remote code execution through CVE-2026-111497, an out-of-bounds write in Google's Brotli decoder library, and public proofs-of-concept (PoCs) are available. Software that uses the decoder includes…
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Node.js Patches Brotli Remote Code Execution Flaw: Find Vulnerable Runtimes Before Attackers Do
Executive Summary On October 21, 2026, Node.js released fixes for 10 vulnerabilities across its three supported release lines: 22.x, 24.x, and 26.x. Four are rated High. The most severe, CVE-2026-111497, is an out-of-bounds write…
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Node2Shell: Reproducing CVE-2026-111497 in the Node.js Brotli decoder
We reproduced CVE-2026-111497, an out-of-bounds write in the Brotli decoder bundled with Node.js and other runtimes, and explain how to detect and remediate it.
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CVE-2026-111497: Node2Shell / HTTP2Shell Vulnerability May Allow RCE
IntroductionOn October 21, 2026, the Node.js project disclosed CVE-2026-111497, an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Google’s Brotli decoder used by Node.js and other software. The vulnerability is also known as Node2Shell and…
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Waiting on a Node.js Upgrade? Build a Stopgap with the Controls You Own
Executive Summary Node.js has fixed CVE-2026-111497, a Brotli decoder flaw that can permit remote code execution, in 22.23.4, 24.22.1, and 26.12.1, but upgrading at scale is slow. In Qualys telemetry, only 42,000 of roughly 3…
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A quiet week in infosec <.<
In this edition of the Threat Source newsletter, William explores how PHP has taken over the conversation, Node.js has joined in, but underneath it all, there are still good people doing good work.
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Auditing the auditor: Unmasking Apex Accelerator
REF8801 exposes how Apex Accelerator combines convincing Web3 services with malicious npm packages, attacker-controlled AI infrastructure, and cross-platform malware delivery.
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