CVE-2026-23865

MEDIUM EPSS 3.8%
Published Mar 2, 20264mo ago · Modified May 1, 20262mo ago
5.3 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Mar 2, 2026 4mo ago
Last Modified May 1, 2026 2mo ago

Description

An integer overflow in the tt_var_load_item_variation_store function of the Freetype library in versions 2.13.2 and 2.13.3 may allow for an out of bounds read operation when parsing HVAR/VVAR/MVAR tables in OpenType variable fonts. This issue is fixed in version 2.14.2.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.3
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.4
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low
Availability Low

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
3.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read Memory Safety

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
freetypefreetype*≥2.13.2  –  ≤2.13.3
freetypefreetype*≥2.14.0  –  ≤2.14.1

References 4

  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/03/8
    Mailing List
  • gitlab.com https://gitlab.com/freetype/freetype/-/commit/fc85a255849229c024c8e65f536fe1875d84841c
    Patch
  • sourceforge.net https://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.14.2/
    Release Notes
  • facebook.com https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2026-23865
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

  • gitlab.com https://gitlab.com/freetype/freetype/-/commit/fc85a255849229c024c8e65f536fe1875d84841c
    Patch