Description
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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
Google Brotli
Default version status: unaffected
1.0.3 to < 1.0.10affected1.1.0 to < 1.1.1affected1.2.0 to < 1.2.1affected
References
- 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 ↗
- https://github.com/andybalholm/brotli/releases/tag/v1.2.7 ↗
- https://ellio.tech/en/blog/node2shell-cve-2026-111497-rce-on-stock-nodejs-builds/ ↗
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-111497 ↗
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9v8h-qqgm-4m35 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/23/25 ↗
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/10/msg00049.html ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/24/6 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/26/12 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/26/13 ↗
- https://www.aikido.dev/blog/node2shell-nodejs-brotli-rce-cve-2026-111497 ↗
- https://broccoli2shell.com ↗
- https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/494 ↗
- https://github.com/google/brotli/releases/tag/v1.2.1 ↗
- https://github.com/google/brotli/releases/tag/v1.1.1 ↗
- https://github.com/google/brotli/releases/tag/v1.0.10 ↗
- https://patchtheplanet.org/brotli ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/26/16 ↗
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-898633.html ↗
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-443410.html ↗