CVE-2026-58045 is a reachable-assertion flaw in Node.js synchronous node:zlib APIs. A spoofed TypedArray byteLength can cause an assertion to be triggered, terminating the entire Node.js process. All 11 synchronous zlib functions are affected in Node.js 22.x, 24.x, and 26.x.
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A Node.js vulnerability included in the Alpine nodejs-current 26.5.1-r0 security update; no technical details are provided.
A Node.js zlib API vulnerability that can cause crashes when a spoofed TypedArray byte length is supplied to synchronous compression APIs.
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