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Waiting on a Node.js Upgrade? Build a Stopgap with the Controls You Own

·Source: Qualys Blog

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Executive Summary

Executive Summary Node.js has fixed CVE-2026-111497, a Brotli decoder flaw that can permit remote code execution, in 22.23.4, 24.22.1, and 26.12.1, but upgrading at scale is slow. In Qualys telemetry, only 42,000 of roughly 3 million Node.js installations have been patched, and 1.7 million run end-of-life lines that will never receive a fix. In the […]

Analysis

Executive Summary Node.js has fixed CVE-2026-111497, a Brotli decoder flaw that can permit remote code execution, in 22.23.4, 24.22.1, and 26.12.1, but upgrading at scale is slow. In Qualys telemetry, only 42,000 of roughly 3 million Node.js installations have been patched, and 1.7 million run end-of-life lines that will never receive a fix. In the […]

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CVE (1)
CVE-2026-111497
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Source Attribution

Originally published by Qualys Blog on Oct 28, 2026.

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