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If your findings include newly discovered vulnerabilities that affect all users of a product or service and not solely the State of California, we may share your report with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, where it will be handled under their coordinated vulnerability disclosure process. We will not share your name or contact information without express permission.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOut of Scope\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflective XSS is a known issue in many of our assets. We are currently working on mitigating this. As of 5/9/23, it will be considered out of scope. 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