The Node.js version currently bundled with RStudio Desktop 2026.01.1 is outdated and contains known vulnerabilities, as shown in the following path: C:\Program Files\RStudio\resources\app\bin\node\node.exe
Additional details are documented here:
Please update Node.js to the latest available version (e.g. 22.22.0)
Seems to be updated with Update Node.js version to 22.22.0 by gtritchie · Pull Request #16826 · rstudio/rstudio · GitHub, but isn't released yet?
You an use daily builds if you are after pre-release binaries
Shouldn’t fixing these kinds of vulnerabilities also be included in a stable release? When is that version expected to be released?