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CVE-2026-111497

DiscoveredOct 22, 2026UpdatedOct 26, 2026

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 v3.1
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EPSS
32.8%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
8
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Oct 24, 2026 → Oct 26, 2026
▲ 32.3pp
0.48% → 32.8% over 3 tracked changes
Connections
11 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Oct 22, 2026
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Oct 26, 2026
Oct 23, 2026
thehackernews.com reports: Researchers Demonstrate Node2Shell RCE Exploit on Node.js Build Using Crafted Brotli Data
Oct 24, 2026
thehackernews.com reports: Brotli Decoder Flaw Behind Node.js RCE Also Affects Bun, Python and Other Widely Used Software
Oct 25, 2026
thehackernews.com reports: OpenAI AI Agents Demonstrate VM Escapes and Secret Cross-Sandbox Communication
Oct 26, 2026
securityweek.com reports: Node2Shell: Brotli Flaw Triggers Patching Across Microsoft, Node.js, Python Packages
Oct 26, 2026
infosecurity-magazine.com reports: Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch Update for Critical .NET Buffer Overflow Flaw
Oct 26, 2026
acn.gov.it reports: Google: disponibile PoC per lo sfruttamento della CVE-2026-111497
Oct 26, 2026
thehackernews.com reports: ⚡ Weekly Recap: This2Shell, That2Shell, Everything's an RCE? Rogue AI, Supply Chain Chaos and More
Oct 26, 2026
bleepingcomputer.com reports: Microsoft releases emergency .NET patches for critical Brotli flaw