CVE-2024-25081

Command execution via shell-interpolated filename

Published Feb 26, 2024 · Updated Nov 4, 2025

Command injection in Splinefont in FontForge 20230101 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute commands via a crafted filename. Splinefont interpolates the filename into a shell command string passed to system() without neutralizing shell metacharacters. A user or automated process must open the malicious file, after which the injected command runs with that process's privileges.

CVSS severity4.2
Medium
EPSS probability1.08%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in Splinefont in FontForge 20230101 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute commands via a crafted filename. Splinefont interpolates the filename into a shell command string passed to system() without neutralizing shell metacharacters. A user or automated process must open the malicious file, after which the injected command runs with that process's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-25081
Published
Feb 26, 2024
Updated
Nov 4, 2025
Vendor
FontForge
Product
FontForge
Classifications
CWE-77, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 26, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 4, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=20230101

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

FontForge · FontForgeversion=20230101

Published CVSS scores

4.2CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

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