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PHP Issues Second Windows Security Update in Five Days to Fix Brotli Code Execution Flaw

The Hacker News·October 26, 2026·1 min read
PHP Issues Second Windows Security Update in Five Days to Fix Brotli Code Execution Flaw

PHP released a second Windows security update in five days, rebuilding official packages for PHP 8.2 through 8.5 to fix CVE-2026-111497, a Brotli compression library flaw. The vulnerability can corrupt memory and potentially allow code execution. It is reachable via the cURL extension when decompressing HTTP responses automatically, though that feature is off by default.

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