Vulnerability · Published Jul 7, 2026 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2026-50811
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity out-of-bounds read in the freetype package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in FreeType 2.14.3 and versions before commit 5a280ecde6f324de0d226261036e736e0cb49a71 in src/truetype/ttgxvar.c, in the TT_Get_Var_Design implementation used by FT_Get_Var_Design_Coordinates
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | freetype | 2.14.3+dfsg-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-50811 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | freetype | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-50811 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | freetype | 2.14.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-8562-1 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | freetype | 2.14.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-50811 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
References
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/issues/1436
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/commit/5a280ecde6f324de0d226261036e736e0cb49a71
- https://github.com/freetype/freetype/commit/5a280ecde6f324de0d226261036e736e0cb49a71
- https://gist.github.com/junius-sec/6dd0fb25b643f89914083a38e5e57ace
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/work_items/1436 exploit