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CVE-2025-27363VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: freetype security update

Affects Red Hat freetypeSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 19:03 UTC

Severity
High

Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 31 Mar 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 FreeType packages (version 2.10.4-7.el9_0) for affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions systems. Users should apply these official updates promptly to remediate the vulnerability. Detailed update instructions are available in the Red Hat advisory and knowledge base article referenced.

Description

A security vulnerability (CVE-2025-27363) in FreeType, a font engine used to load and render fonts, allows an out-of-bounds write when parsing font subglyph structures related to TrueType GX and variable font files. This issue affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions on multiple architectures. Red Hat has issued an important security update to address this vulnerability.

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