CVE-2026-23865

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.

Published: 2026-03-02 Last update: 2026-05-01 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-23865 is rated Low Risk (22.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.14%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-23865

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.01% 0.14% +0.13%
2 2026-03-03 — 0.01% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-23865

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 1.8 3.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-23865

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-23865

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2026-23865 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (freetype), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-23865
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23865
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23865/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-23865 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (freetype), 8 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 5, released 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-23865

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-23865

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
freetype freetype >= 2.13.2, <= 2.13.3 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype >= 2.14.0, <= 2.14.1 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-23865

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