Updating n8n for Brotli vulnerability response: Maintaining Docker, FFmpeg, and existing data
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A record of updating n8n from 2.43.7 to 2.44.6 and Node.js from 26.7.0 to 26.12.1 on Docker in response to the Brotli-related vulnerability discussed in October 2026.
Picchi PT x AI inspected Node.js on a home Ubuntu workstation and updated n8n running on Docker in response to the Brotli-related vulnerability that became a topic in October 2026.
As a result, n8n was updated from version 2.43.7 to 2.44.6, and Node.js was updated from 26.7.0 to 26.12.1. The update succeeded while maintaining the uniquely added FFmpeg, storage protection scripts, and existing data mounts.
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