brotli 1.2.0
PkgFire would stop this release from installing.·Checked 15 hours ago·Published 5 November 2025
Why
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blockKnown exploited
Out-of-bounds write in the Brotli decoder ("Node2Shell") also affects the PyPI Brotli package (fixed in 1.2.1) CISA lists this as exploited in the wild, catalogued 27 October 2026. EPSS 83%.
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blockKnown exploited
Brotli: Out-of-bounds write in the Brotli decoder ("Node2Shell") also affects the PyPI Brotli package (fixed in 1.2.1) CISA lists this as exploited in the wild, catalogued 27 October 2026. EPSS 83%.
Provenance
A registry signature proves the registry served these bytes unaltered. Build provenance proves which workflow built them from which commit; a stolen publishing token can fake the first but not the second.
- Signature
- Not signed
- Build provenance
- None, and no earlier version had any
What the code does
On its own this is weak signal: plenty of honest libraries read files or talk to the network. What PkgFire watches is a release gaining something the one before it did not.
Source patterns
Patterns found in the source, including those malware is known to use.
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