What is 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
The record classifies CVE-2026-50811 under weakness class CWE-125. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction. The identifier was first published 90 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 6.5 — MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - EPSS (FIRST)
- 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6.7% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Threadlinqs priority
- 3.5/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- Published
- 2026-07-07, last modified 2026-07-08
Is CVE-2026-50811 being exploited?
It currently carries a trending score of 31 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
Affected products and versions
No affected-product or package list has been recorded for CVE-2026-50811 in the tracked sources. The vendor advisory and the references below are the authoritative statement of what is affected.
How to fix CVE-2026-50811
No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-50811 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat any affected deployment as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-50811
No threat campaign in the Threadlinqs corpus currently references CVE-2026-50811, in its CVE list or as an indicator. The linkage is recomputed from the live corpus on every daily ingest, so this section fills in as soon as a tracked campaign cites the identifier.
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, GitHub Security Advisories, FIRST EPSS. Last verified by Threadlinqs on . This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.