Red Hat Security Advisory: fontforge security update
Affects Red Hat fontforgeSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 18:21 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 Apr 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated FontForge packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support to remediate this vulnerability. Users should apply the official security update as detailed in the Red Hat advisory (RHSA-2026:7001) and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No alternative mitigations are indicated.
Description
A security vulnerability in FontForge allows remote code execution via malicious SFD file parsing. This issue affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support versions of FontForge. Red Hat has released an important security update to address this flaw.