Brotli decoder flaw CVE-2026-111497 exploited across many runtimes
CISA lists the out-of-bounds write; a public proof of concept crashes standard builds, and patched Node.js still reports Brotli 1.2.0.
CISA lists the out-of-bounds write; a public proof of concept crashes standard builds, and patched Node.js still reports Brotli 1.2.0.
CVE-2026-111497 hits Brotli 1.0.3 through 1.2.0; US civilian agencies must address it by November 10.
Sweet says exploitation attempts hit 88% of monitored environments and is giving any organization sensors for 30 days.
The offer covers non-customers for 30 days; Sweet reports attempts in 88% of monitored environments.
Fixed builds are 22.23.4, 24.22.1 and 26.12.1; Rapid7 reports no known exploitation and it is not on the KEV list.
Trail of Bits released an audit tool; Node.js credited OpenAI researchers, and real-world exploitation is not stated.
Versions 1.0.3 through 1.2.0 are affected; fixed releases include Brotli 1.2.1, Node.js 22.23.4, 24.22.1 and 26.12.1.
Google rates the memory-corruption bug 9.2; code execution was shown only on one Node.js build, with no attacks reported.
The truncated reply links two GitHub advisories and only suggests OpenSSL processing may be involved.
Seven of ten tested stacks were vulnerable; quic-go, quiche, lsquic and Wireshark had fixes as of October 20, 2026.
Rapid7 disclosed two chained N-able N-central flaws, CVE-2026-86206 and CVE-2026-86207, enabling unauthenticated admin account creation; patched in 2026.3 Hotfix 3.
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