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Critical 'HTTP2Shell' Brotli vulnerability triggers emergency patches

BleepingComputer·October 26, 2026·1 min read
Critical 'HTTP2Shell' Brotli vulnerability triggers emergency patches

A critical vulnerability dubbed 'HTTP2Shell' in Brotli, the C decoder library built into Node.js, could allow attackers to corrupt memory and access sensitive data. Emergency patches have been issued to address the flaw, which affects systems using the library. Users are urged to apply updates immediately to mitigate potential exploitation.

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