CVE-2026-50811

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-07-08. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
6.5
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5(high)
EPSS
19.8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 7, 2026

Last Modified

July 9, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Jul 8, 2026
Upstream fix merged — awaiting tagged release. Sources: github_commit.
generic

FreeType variation API OOB read info leak and ASLR bypass primitive (#1436) · Issues · FreeType / FreeType · GitLab

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/work_items/1436
generic

FreeType variation API OOB read info leak and ASLR bypass primitive (#1436) · Issues · FreeType / FreeType · GitLab

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/issues/1436
generic

* src/truetype/ttgxvar.c (TT_Get_Var_Design): Zero extras. (5a280ecd) · Commits · FreeType / FreeType · GitLab

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/commit/5a280ecde6f324de0d226261036e736e0cb49a71
github_commit

commit 5a280ecde6f3 (freetype/freetype)

Fix landed in freetype/freetype commit 5a280ecde6f3 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/freetype/freetype/commit/5a280ecde6f324de0d226261036e736e0cb49a71
generic

gist:6dd0fb25b643f89914083a38e5e57ace · GitHub

https://gist.github.com/junius-sec/6dd0fb25b643f89914083a38e5e57ace

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-50811(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 24× in last 7d / 30× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-15 15:12 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-15 15:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-14 15:56 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-14 15:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-13 22:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-13 16:40 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-07-13 16:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-12 17:25 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-07-12 17:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-11 18:09 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-07-11 18:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-10 18:54 UTCEG score recompute▲ 6.50
  22. 2026-07-10 18:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-08 20:14 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 6.5 · severity → MEDIUM
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  1. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-08 00:21 UTCNVD update
  4. 2026-07-07 22:57 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-07 22:56 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-50811?
CVE-2026-50811 is a medium vulnerability published on July 7, 2026. An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in FreeType 2.14.3 and versions before commit 5a280ecde6f324de0d226261036e736e0cb49a71 in src/truetype/ttgxvar.c, in the TTGetVarDesign implementation used by FTGetVarDesign_Coordinates
When was CVE-2026-50811 disclosed?
CVE-2026-50811 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 7, 2026, with the most recent update on July 9, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-50811 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-50811 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 19.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-50811?
CVE-2026-50811 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-50811?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-50811, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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