CVE-2026-111497: listed in the CISA KEV catalog

CVE-2026-111497 · KEV 2026-10-27 · patch available

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.

Is CVE-2026-111497 exploited?

Which products and versions are affected?

Is there a patch?

Yes. Update to one of these or later:

Brotli 1.0.31.0.10
Brotli 1.1.01.1.1
Brotli 1.2.01.2.1

From Google's CVE record

azl3 brotli 1.1.0-2 on Azure Linux 3.01.2.1-1
.NET 8.0 installed on Linux8.0.427
.NET 8.0 installed on Mac OS8.0.427
.NET 8.0 installed on Windows8.0.427
.NET 9.0 installed on Linux9.0.320
.NET 9.0 installed on Mac OS9.0.320
.NET 9.0 installed on Windows9.0.320
.NET 10.0 installed on Linux10.0.403
.NET 10.0 installed on Mac OS10.0.403
.NET 10.0 installed on Windows10.0.403

From Microsoft's Security Update Guide · Microsoft advisory

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KEV and EPSS are re-checked daily. Record last updated 2026-10-27.