CVE-2025-15280 HIGH

CVE-2025-15280: FontForge SFD File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor Fontforge
Product FontForge
Weakness CWE-416
Published December 31, 2025
Last update December 31, 2025

CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

FontForge SFD File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of FontForge. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of SFD files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-28525.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 31, 2025 CVE published
December 31, 2025 Record updated