CVE-2026-111497
Out-of-Bounds Write in Google Brotli Decoder
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.2 Critical
- Published
- Oct 22, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 30, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 16, 2026
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 9.2 Critical | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
BrotliGoogle |
|
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---highpatch
- https://github.com/andybalholm/brotli/releases/tag/v1.2.7release-notesthird-party-advisory
- https://ellio.tech/en/blog/node2shell-cve-2026-111497-rce-on-stock-nodejs-builds/third-party-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-111497government-resource
- 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
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-045512.html
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