CVE-2026-50811 (GCVE-0-2026-50811)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-07 00:00 – Updated: 2026-07-08 19:47
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-08 19:46 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds Read
Assigner
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