Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Oct 22, 2026 13:35:41 UTC
CVE-2026-111497
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the Brotli decoder (c/dec/decode.c) in Google Brotli versions 1.0.3 through 1.2.0 on all platforms allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to corrupt adjacent decoder state memory, disclose sensitive memory contents, cause a denial of service, or potentially execute arbitrary code using a crafted Brotli-compressed stream. Users need to update any Brotli libraries or binaries between 1.0.3 through 1.2.0 to the latest available version: 1.0.10 or 1.1.1 or 1.2.1.
Base score9.2/ 10
SeverityCriticalCVSS 4.0
Exploitability / impact
CVSS metric breakdown
Base severityCritical
Attack vectorNetworkAV
Attack complexityLowAC
Attack requirementsPresentAT
Privileges requiredNonePR
User interactionNoneUI
Vulnerable system confidentialityHighVC
Vulnerable system integrityHighVI
Vulnerable system availabilityHighVA
Subsequent system confidentialityNoneSC
Subsequent system integrityNoneSI
Subsequent system availabilityNoneSA
CVSS vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NCVSS communicates standardized severity and impact characteristics. It does not establish whether a system is exploitable in your specific environment.
Record context
CVE Numbering AuthorityGoogle
Last updatedOct 23, 2026 21:40:13 UTC
PublishedOct 22, 2026 13:35:41 UTC
ReservedOct 16, 2026 09:58:17 UTC
Credits
- OpenAI Codex Security - Khai Tran and Sylvie Mayer