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The cve-2026-111497 tag on WindowsForum.com follows discussion of a Brotli decompression library vulnerability that researchers linked to the Node2Shell flaw. The tagged thread reports that the issue extends beyond Node.js into desktop applications, language libraries, databases and embedded runtimes, including Microsoft's Visual Studio Code and .NET. A central concern is that many products ship their own copy of Brotli, so patching one instance does not address the others. Coverage is aimed at Windows administrators and developers weighing exposure and remediation, and it distinguishes what is known from what remains unclear.
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    Microsoft .NET 8, 9 and 10 Out-of-Band Security Update Fixes Brotli Overflow and Linux Tarball Flaw

    Microsoft released out-of-band .NET security updates on October 25, 2026, outside its usual monthly servicing schedule. They cover .NET 8, .NET 9 and .NET 10, and Microsoft also shipped .NET 11 Release Candidate 3. Some coverage calls these flaws "critical." Microsoft rates both new...
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    CVE-2026-111497 Brotli Bug: Node2Shell Risk for VS Code, .NET and Embedded Runtimes

    If you thought Node2Shell was only a Node.js problem, think again. Australian researcher Paul McCarty, co-founder and CTO of OpenSourceMalware, has traced the flaw into much more than Node.js. He says it reaches desktop apps, language libraries, databases and runtimes, including Microsoft's...