# CERT-FR: ANSSI's security alerts

Source: https://libwatch.com/en/glossary/cert-fr

Glossary · CERT-FR

The French government's center for monitoring, alerting and responding to cyberattacks, and its advisories.

Updated October 22, 2026 · 3-minute read

In one sentence

CERT-FR, part of ANSSI, publishes advisories and alerts about the vulnerabilities that threaten information systems in France.

## Advisories and alerts

An advisory reports vulnerabilities and their fixes. An alert reports a serious threat, often already exploited, that calls for immediate action.

## Why it's useful

CERT-FR alerts can cite vulnerabilities before the international databases have indexed all of them.

## And LibWatch?

LibWatch includes [CERT-FR advisories and alerts on PHP](/en/data-sources) and matches them against your projects' PHP version.

## See also

- Glossary
### [CISA KEV](/en/glossary/cisa-kev)

Exploited vulnerabilities.

- Glossary
### [EPSS](/en/glossary/epss)

The likelihood of exploitation.

- Glossary
### [End of life](/en/glossary/end-of-life)

When a language stops getting fixes.

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