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2026-10-21, Version 26.12.1 (Current), @aduh95 prepared by @RafaelGSS

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Node.js·Oct 21, 2026, 10:38 AMChangeSecurity-relevantAI-assisted summary

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TLS hardened: rejects non‑canonical IPs, blocked public‑key chains, and fixes IP normalization regression (CVE‑2026‑106069, ‑106072).
DNS input validation, zlib header caching, and fs permission tree fixes address multiple high‑severity CVEs (CVE‑2026‑105482, ‑105483, ‑106071).
Crypto updates: root certificates upgraded to NSS 3.131.1, X.509 conversion hardened, and random caches reset across snapshots.

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