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Malformed compressed HTTP data breaking through a Brotli decoder toward a server
Oct 26, 2026 securityhttp
CVE-2026-111497: Brotli HTTP Decompression Bug Risks RCE

CVE-2026-111497 is an out-of-bounds write in Google's Brotli decoder. It can expose services and clients that decompress attacker-controlled HTTP data to crashes, memory disclosure, or potentially code execution. Node.js, Bun, Envoy, Istio, and .NET have issued fixes, with exposure depending on how each application uses Brotli.

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