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SZB-8202811779

Brotli bug reportedly exploited in the wild after public PoC release

Status
Corroborated, not yet confirmed by the vendor
Kind
Vulnerability
Vendor
Brotli
Product
Brotli compression library
First seen

Summary

A Brotli compression library bug is reported as exploited in the wild after a proof-of-concept was released on Monday, according to a post by Catalin Cimpanu linking to a CISA page and other sources. The item does not give affected versions, and the exploitation claim is not confirmed in the text itself.

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What the sources say 1

· Catalin Cimpanu on Bluesky: “Brotli bug is now exploited in the wild after a PoC was released on Monday” Source