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Wednesday, November 11, 2026 Security Releases

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In short

Node.js maintainers plan to roll out security updates covering the 26.x, 24.x, and 22.x release lines on or shortly after the target date. The updates resolve vulnerabilities where the highest rated issue across all impacted versions is classified as high severity. Administrators are advised to keep their environments aligned with the official release schedule to avoid risks associated with end-of-life builds. Continued monitoring will be facilitated through the project's dedicated security resources and announcement mailing list.

Key points

  • System administrators should run up-to-date versions aligned with the official release sc…: System administrators should run up-to-date versions aligned with the official release schedule to maintain security.
  • Deployments relying on unsupported end-of-life versions remain exposed during scheduled p…: Deployments relying on unsupported end-of-life versions remain exposed during scheduled platform security updates.
  • Organizations can report future vulnerabilities through the project's security guidelines…: Organizations can report future vulnerabilities through the project's security guidelines and monitor the announcement mailing list.

Sources checked by our analysis pipeline: 1

The Node.js Project

Summary

The Node.js project will release new versions of the 26.x, 24.x, 22.x releases lines on or shortly after, Wednesday, November 11, 2026 in order to address:

The highest severity issue fixed in this release is HIGH.

Impact

The highest severity issue fixed in the 26.x release line is HIGH. The highest severity issue fixed in the 24.x release line is HIGH. The highest severity issue fixed in the 22.x release line is HIGH.

It's important to note that End-of-Life versions are always affected when a security release occurs. To ensure your system's security, please use an up-to-date version as outlined in our Release Schedule.

Release timing

Releases will be available on, or shortly after, Wednesday, November 11, 2026.

Contact and future updates

The current Node.js security policy can be found at https://nodejs.org/en/security/. Please follow the process outlined in https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/SECURITY.md if you wish to report a vulnerability in Node.js.

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