CVE-2026-111497
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Buffer Overflow in Google Brotli Decoder

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-111497, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-10-22

Last updated on: 2026-10-22

Assigner: Google Inc.

Description

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.

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Published
2026-10-22
Last Modified
2026-10-22
Generated
2026-10-23
EPSS Evaluated
N/A
NVD

Affected Vendors & Products

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Vendor Product Version / Range
Google Brotli 1.0.3
Google Brotli 1.1.0
Google Brotli 1.2.0

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Exploitability

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CWE ID Description
CWE-787 The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
CWE-252 The product does not check the return value from a method or function, which can prevent it from detecting unexpected states and conditions.

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