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Security incident · CVE-2025-50949

FontForge v20230101 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the component DlgCreate8.

Published Oct 23, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 27, 2026 · FontForge v20230101 was discovered

Last checked Oct 27, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-50949. EPSS is 0.26%. Act only if a listed version of FontForge v20230101 was discovered is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (FontForge v20230101 was discovered).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.26%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
cpe fontforge/fontforge · vendor n/a n/a n/a

FontForge v20230101 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the component DlgCreate8.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe fontforge/fontforge2023-01-01
  • vendor n/a n/a n/an/a

How to fix CVE-2025-50949

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-50949. EPSS is 0.26%. Act only if a listed version of FontForge v20230101 was discovered is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with n/a n/a n/a n/a. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. EPSS 0.26%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 23, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    FontForge v20230101 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the component DlgCreate8.

  2. Oct 24, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    FontForge v20230101 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the component DlgCreate8.

  3. Oct 27, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    FontForge v20230101 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the component DlgCreate8.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-50949

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-50949

    30-day exploitation probability 0.26%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-35700

    FontForge v20230101 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the component DlgCreate8.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-50949

    FontForge v20230101 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the component DlgCreate8.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 26, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • NIST NVDOct 27, 2026
  • FIRST EPSSOct 26, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 26, 2026
  • EUVDOct 26, 2026