AL26-027 - Critical vulnerability impacting Google Brotli – CVE-2026-111497
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Number: AL26-027 Date: October 28, 2026 Audience This Alert is intended for IT professionals and managers. Purpose An Alert is used to raise awareness of a recently identified cyber threat that may impact cyber information assets, and to provide additional detection and mitigation advice to recipients.
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