[UPDATE] [medium] FreeType: Vulnerability allows unspecified attack
A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit a vulnerability in FreeType to conduct an unspecified attack.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A vulnerability allows a remote, anonymous attacker to conduct an unspecified attack.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of FreeType are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is medium urgency as exploitation is possible but not currently active.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of FreeType.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-0565
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-238650.14% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 4% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-23865 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] Oracle Java SE: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in IBM products (June 26, 2026)cert-fr-avis
Recent advisories for FreeType
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- low[NEW] [low] FreeType: Vulnerability allows information disclosurecert-bund · 2026-07-10
- mediumCVE-2026-50811: An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in FreeType 2.14.3 and versions before commit 5a280…nvd · 2026-07-07
- criticalexploitedCVE-2025-27363: FreeType Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2025-05-06
- criticalexploitedCVE-2020-15999: Google Chrome FreeType Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2021-11-03
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