CVE-2026-113680

HarfBuzz 8.0.0 through 14.6.0 WebAssembly Shaper NULL Pointer Dereference DoS

Published Oct 20, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
HarfBuzz from 8.0.0 through 14.6.0 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the experimental WebAssembly shaper host imports buffer_set_contents, face_create, and font_set_coords. Attackers can supply a crafted font whose embedded wasm module passes out-of-range addresses with non-zero lengths, crashing any application that shapes text with the font.

Remediation

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description HarfBuzz from 8.0.0 through 14.6.0 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the experimental WebAssembly shaper host imports buffer_set_contents, face_create, and font_set_coords. Attackers can supply a crafted font whose embedded wasm module passes out-of-range addresses with non-zero lengths, crashing any application that shapes text with the font.
Title HarfBuzz 8.0.0 through 14.6.0 WebAssembly Shaper NULL Pointer Dereference DoS
First Time appeared Harfbuzz Project
Harfbuzz Project harfbuzz
Weaknesses CWE-476
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:harfbuzz_project:harfbuzz:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Harfbuzz Project
Harfbuzz Project harfbuzz
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Oct 21, 2026, 3:54 PM
Reserved
Oct 20, 2026, 2:51 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 20, 2026, 4:17 PM
Modified
Oct 21, 2026, 4:17 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 20, 2026, 3:40 PM