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Brotli Decoder Flaw Behind Node.js RCE Also Affects Bun, Python and Other Widely Used Software
A memory-corruption flaw in Google's Brotli decoder sits in many programs that unpack Brotli-compressed data, among them Bun, the Python Brotli and brotlicffi packages, and Envoy proxies set up to decompress Brotli.
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Brotli decoder flaw CVE-2026-111497 affects Node.js, Bun, Python packages and Envoy; code execution was demonstrated on one Node.js build.
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