Out-of-bounds Read in N/a
CVE-2026-50811
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
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (38.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.002
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/issues/1436
- gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/commit/5a280ecde6f324de0d226261036e7…
- github.com/freetype/freetype/commit/5a280ecde6f324de0d226261036e736e0cb49a71
- gist.github.com/junius-sec/6dd0fb25b643f89914083a38e5e57ace
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-50811?
- CVE-2026-50811 is a medium-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-07-07.
- How severe is CVE-2026-50811?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.