CVE-2026-111497
criticalpriority · track · 10EPSS 0.005 · 41 %ileexploit · PoCDENLRUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-23
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the Brotli decoder (c/dec/decode.c) in Google Brotli versions 1.0.3 through 1.2.0 on all platforms allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to corrupt adjacent decoder state memory, disclose sensitive memory contents, cause a denial of service, or potentially execute arbitrary code using a crafted Brotli-compressed stream. Users need to update any Brotli libraries or binaries between 1.0.3 through 1.2.0 to the latest available version: 1.0.10 or 1.1.1 or 1.2.1.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 8.2–9.8
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weaknesses
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exploits (18)
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- CaterMaoZi/CVE-2026-111497-POCNodejs漏洞 CVE-2026-111497 POCPoC · poc_in_github
affected products (18)
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advisories (6)
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- NCSC-2026-0453Kwetsbaarheid in Google Brotli-decoderNL2026-10-23csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Google heeft een kwetsbaarheid verholpen in de Brotli-decompressiebibliotheek. Deze bibliotheek wordt onder meer gebruikt in Node.js.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-4117Node.js: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-10-21csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Node.js ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen und um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen.
- BIT-node-2026-1114972026-10-23vendor · osvUS
A flaw in Node.js can cause Node.js Brotli decoder out-of-bounds write permits remote code execution. This vulnerability affects Node.js 22.x, 24.x, and 26.x.
- BIT-node-min-2026-1114972026-10-23vendor · osvUS
A flaw in Node.js can cause Node.js Brotli decoder out-of-bounds write permits remote code execution. This vulnerability affects Node.js 22.x, 24.x, and 26.x.
- PYSEC-2026-4322Out-of-bounds write in the Brotli decoder ("Node2Shell") also affects the PyPI Brotli package2026-10-23vendor · osvUS
CVE-2026-111497 ("Node2Shell") is an out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) in Google's Brotli decoder (c/dec/decode.c). DecodeBlockTypeAndLength() returns an ambiguous value for an invalid block switch, and the fast decode path discards it (CWE-252, unchecked return value), so a crafted Brotli stream makes the decoder continue on corrupted state and write past the ring buffer. Upstream rates it CVSS 4.0 9.2 and classifies the impact as potential remote code execution. The vulnerability is in Google's C library, not in Node.js specifically. The PyPI `Brotli` package is Google's CPython binding and compiles the same c/dec/decode.c that has the actual vulnerability. All `Brotli` releases up to and including 1.2.0 ship the vulnerable decoder; 1.2.1 contains the upstream fix (commit 0ed4268a) and differs from 1.2.0 only in that fix plus a version bump. The decoder is reached whenever untrusted Brotli data is decompressed. With `Brotli` installed, common HTTP clients decode Brotli responses automatically (urllib3/requests, httpx with the brotli extra, aiohttp) and services that accept `Content-Encoding: br` request bodies decode inbound data, so the flaw is reachable from attacker-controlled input.
- PYSEC-2026-4323Out-of-bounds write in the brotlicffi decoder ("Node2Shell") also affects the PyPI Brotli package2026-10-23vendor · osvUS
CVE-2026-111497 ("Node2Shell") is an out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) in Google's Brotli decoder (c/dec/decode.c). DecodeBlockTypeAndLength() returns an ambiguous value for an invalid block switch, and the fast decode path discards it (CWE-252, unchecked return value), so a crafted Brotli stream makes the decoder continue on corrupted state and write past the ring buffer. Upstream rates it CVSS 4.0 9.2 and classifies the impact as potential remote code execution. The vulnerability is in Google's C library, not in Node.js specifically. The PyPI `Brotli` package is Google's CPython binding and compiles the same c/dec/decode.c that has the original vulnerability. All `Brotli` releases up to and including 1.2.0 ship the vulnerable decoder; 1.2.1 contains the upstream fix (commit 0ed4268a) and differs from 1.2.0 only in that fix plus a version bump. The decoder is reached whenever untrusted Brotli data is decompressed. With `brotlicffi` installed, common HTTP clients decode Brotli responses automatically (urllib3/requests, httpx with the brotli extra, aiohttp) and services that accept `Content-Encoding: br` request bodies decode inbound data, so the flaw is reachable from attacker-controlled input.
also known as (5)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
- BDU:2026-17395fstec_bdu
- BIT-node-2026-111497osv
- BIT-node-min-2026-111497osv
- PYSEC-2026-4322osv
- PYSEC-2026-4323osv
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references (4) nvd
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/23/25
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9v8h-qqgm-4m35
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/10/msg00049.html
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/october-2026-security-releases#nodejs-brotli-decoder-out-of-bounds-write-permits-remote-code-execution-cve-2026-111497---high
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