CVE-2026-23865 — MEDIUM (5.3)

Q: How severe is CVE-2026-23865?

CVE-2026-23865 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2026-23865?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Freetype Freetype.

Vulnerability 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 Score

5.3

MEDIUM

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

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Freetype	Freetype	>= 2.13.2, <= 2.13.3

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-125

References

https://gitlab.com/freetype/freetype/-/commit/fc85a255849229c024c8e65f536fe1875dPatch
https://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.14.2/Release Notes
https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2026-23865Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/03/8Mailing List

FAQ

What is CVE-2026-23865?

CVE-2026-23865 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM). 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 tab...

How severe is CVE-2026-23865?

CVE-2026-23865 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-23865?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Freetype Freetype.