Bumps [qs](https://github.com/ljharb/qs) to 6.14.1 and updates ancestor dependency [express](https://github.com/expressjs/express). These dependencies need to be updated together. Updates `qs` from 6.7.0 to 6.14.1

Changelog

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6.14.1

[Fix] ensure arrayLength applies to [] notation as well

[Fix] parse: when a custom decoder returns null for a key, ignore that key

[Refactor] parse: extract key segment splitting helper

[meta] add threat model

[actions] add workflow permissions

[Tests] stringify: increase coverage

[Dev Deps] update eslint, @ljharb/eslint-config, npmignore, es-value-fixtures, for-each, object-inspect

6.14.0

[New] parse: add throwOnParameterLimitExceeded option (#517)

[Refactor] parse: use utils.combine more

[patch] parse: add explicit throwOnLimitExceeded default

[actions] use shared action; re-add finishers

[meta] Fix changelog formatting bug

[Deps] update side-channel

[Dev Deps] update es-value-fixtures, has-bigints, has-proto, has-symbols

[Tests] increase coverage

6.13.1

[Fix] stringify: avoid a crash when a filter key is null

[Fix] utils.merge: functions should not be stringified into keys

[Fix] parse: avoid a crash with interpretNumericEntities: true, comma: true, and iso charset

[Fix] stringify: ensure a non-string filter does not crash

[Refactor] use __proto__ syntax instead of Object.create for null objects

[Refactor] misc cleanup

[Tests] utils.merge: add some coverage

[Tests] fix a test case

[actions] split out node 10-20, and 20+

[Dev Deps] update es-value-fixtures, mock-property, object-inspect, tape

6.13.0

[New] parse: add strictDepth option (#511)

[Tests] use npm audit instead of aud

6.12.3

[Fix] parse: properly account for strictNullHandling when allowEmptyArrays

[meta] fix changelog indentation

6.12.2

[Fix] parse: parse encoded square brackets (#506)

[readme] add CII best practices badge

6.12.1

[Fix] parse: Disable decodeDotInKeys by default to restore previous behavior (#501)

[Performance] utils: Optimize performance under large data volumes, reduce memory usage, and speed up processing (#502)

[Refactor] utils: use +=

[Tests] increase coverage

6.12.0

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3fa11a5 v6.14.1
a626704 [Dev Deps] update npmignore
3086902 [Fix] ensure arrayLength applies to [] notation as well
fc7930e [Dev Deps] update eslint, @ljharb/eslint-config
0b06aac [Dev Deps] update @ljharb/eslint-config
64951f6 [Refactor] parse: extract key segment splitting helper
e1bd259 [Dev Deps] update @ljharb/eslint-config
f4b3d39 [eslint] add eslint 9 optional peer dep
6e94d95 [Dev Deps] update eslint, @ljharb/eslint-config, npmignore
973dc3c [actions] add workflow permissions
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Updates `express` from 4.17.1 to 4.22.1

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v4.22.1

What's Changed

[!IMPORTANT]
The prior release (4.22.0) included an erroneous breaking change related to the extended query parser. There is no actual security vulnerability associated with this behavior (CVE-2024-51999 has been rejected). The change has been fully reverted in this release.

Release: 4.22.1 by @UlisesGascon in expressjs/express#6934

Full Changelog: https://github.com/expressjs/express/compare/4.22.0...v4.22.1

4.22.0

Important: Security

Security fix for CVE-2024-51999 (GHSA-pj86-cfqh-vqx6)

What's Changed

Refactor: improve readability by @sazk07 in expressjs/express#6190

ci: add support for Node.js@23.0 by @UlisesGascon in expressjs/express#6080

Method functions with no path should error by @wesleytodd in expressjs/express#5957

ci: updated github actions ci workflow by @Phillip9587 in expressjs/express#6323

ci: reorder npm i steps to fix ci for older node versions by @Phillip9587 in expressjs/express#6336

Backport: ci: add node.js 24 to test matrix by @Phillip9587 in expressjs/express#6506

chore(4.x): wider range for query test skip by @jonchurch in expressjs/express#6513

use tilde notation for certain dependencies by @UlisesGascon in expressjs/express#6905

deps: qs@6.14.0 by @UlisesGascon in expressjs/express#6909

deps: use tilde notation for qs by @Phillip9587 in expressjs/express#6919

Release: 4.22.0 by @UlisesGascon in expressjs/express#6921

Full Changelog: https://github.com/expressjs/express/compare/4.21.2...4.22.0

4.21.2

What's Changed

Add funding field (v4) by @bjohansebas in expressjs/express#6065

deps: path-to-regexp@0.1.11 by @blakeembrey in expressjs/express#5956

deps: bump path-to-regexp@0.1.12 by @jonchurch in expressjs/express#6209

Release: 4.21.2 by @UlisesGascon in expressjs/express#6094

Full Changelog: https://github.com/expressjs/express/compare/4.21.1...4.21.2

4.21.1

What's Changed

Backport a fix for CVE-2024-47764 to the 4.x branch by @joshbuker in expressjs/express#6029

Release: 4.21.1 by @UlisesGascon in expressjs/express#6031

Full Changelog: https://github.com/expressjs/express/compare/4.21.0...4.21.1

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Changelog

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4.22.1 / 2025-12-01

Revert security fix for CVE-2024-51999 (GHSA-pj86-cfqh-vqx6)

4.22.0 / 2025-12-01

Security fix for CVE-2024-51999 (GHSA-pj86-cfqh-vqx6)

deps: use tilde notation for dependencies

deps: qs@6.14.0

4.21.2 / 2024-11-06

deps: path-to-regexp@0.1.12

Fix backtracking protection

deps: path-to-regexp@0.1.11

Throws an error on invalid path values

4.21.1 / 2024-10-08

Backported a fix for CVE-2024-47764

4.21.0 / 2024-09-11

Deprecate res.location("back") and res.redirect("back") magic string

deps: serve-static@1.16.2

includes send@0.19.0

deps: finalhandler@1.3.1

deps: qs@6.13.0

4.20.0 / 2024-09-10

deps: serve-static@0.16.0

Remove link renderization in html while redirecting

deps: send@0.19.0

Remove link renderization in html while redirecting

deps: body-parser@0.6.0

add depth option to customize the depth level in the parser

IMPORTANT: The default depth level for parsing URL-encoded data is now 32 (previously was Infinity)

Remove link renderization in html while using res.redirect

deps: path-to-regexp@0.1.10

Adds support for named matching groups in the routes using a regex

Adds backtracking protection to parameters without regexes defined

deps: encodeurl@~2.0.0

Removes encoding of \, |, and ^ to align better with URL spec

Deprecate passing options.maxAge and options.expires to res.clearCookie

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12fae14 4.22.1
5ddf311 Revert "sec: security patch for CVE-2024-51999"
49744ab 4.22.0 (#6921)
6e97452 sec: security patch for CVE-2024-51999
6a23d34 deps: use tilde notation for qs (#6919)
8c12cdf deps: qs@6.14.0 (#6909)
7fea74f deps: use tilde notation for certain dependencies (#6905)
dac7a04 chore: wider range for query test skip (#6513)
997919b ci: add node.js 24 to test matrix (#6506)
36fb59c fix(ci): reorder npm i steps to fix ci for older node versions (#6336)
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--- ## Summary by cubic Upgrade express to 4.22.1 and qs to 6.14.1 in the express-opentelemetry sample to keep the query parser in sync and pull in recent security and bug fixes. No app code changes. - **Dependencies** - express: ^4.22.1 (updates transitive deps like body-parser, finalhandler, send, serve-static, path-to-regexp, http-errors; includes security fixes) - qs: 6.14.1 - **Migration** - No changes needed; reinstall dependencies (npm install). ^{Written for commit 6053c30ccc0778f7dde5a0d7317437710ad43466. Summary will update on new commits.}