Node.js Brotli Decoder Bug Could Allow Remote Code Execution in All Supported Versions

October 22, 2026 · 7:47 am 3 sources

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• Node.js Brotli Decoder Bug Could Allow Remote Code Execution in All Supported Versions
  The Hacker News · October 22, 2026 07:47
  Node.js released security updates on October 21 for its three supported release lines, 22.x, 24.x and 26.x, fixing 10 flaws. The most serious is a bug in the Brotli decompression code that Node.js bundles, which the project says can allow remote code execution, meaning an attacker could run code…
• Researchers Demonstrate Node2Shell RCE Exploit on Node.js Build Using Crafted Brotli Data
  The Hacker News · October 23, 2026 07:50
  Malicious Brotli data can make an application on an official build of Node.js run attacker-supplied code, security researchers at Imperva have demonstrated. Their "Node2Shell" proof of concept ran code on the official Node.js 24.22.0 image for Linux arm64, with no debugger or custom build, by…
• AWS Introduces Lambda Web Functions for Node.js Applications
  InfoQ · October 23, 2026 12:49
  AWS recently introduced Lambda Web Functions, allowing developers to run Node.js web applications using frameworks such as Express and Hono directly on Lambda, with support for concurrent requests and response streaming. By Renato Losio