CVE-2026-50811

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM 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 — 4 sources updated this weekElevated
6.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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(medium)
EG Risk
60(Attend)
EG Risk 60/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity65% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
20%
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(2)

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

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulibfreetype6 (2.14.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1) @ resolute2026-09-05ubuntu
redhatfreetype-main-2.14.3-1.2.hum12026-07-08redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
freetype2.13.3+dfsg-1, 2.14.1+dfsg-1, 2.14.1+dfsg-2, 2.14.2+dfsg-1, 2.14.3+dfsg-12.14.3+dfsg-2—

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Additional Vendor Advisories

(1)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 74× 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.

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  1. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
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  7. 2026-09-05 22:56 UTCVendor advisory
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  26. 2026-08-18 22:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
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  29. 2026-08-17 22:39 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-08-17 22:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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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 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 79.8% of all scored CVEs.
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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