Unauthenticated code execution via improper FreeType casts
Published Sep 8, 2026 · Updated Sep 8, 2026
Incorrect type conversion in Android 14, 15, 16, 16-qpr2, and 17 allows remote attackers to execute code through FreeType font rendering. The ft_smooth_raster_lcd and ft_smooth_raster_lcdv functions in ftsmooth.c improperly cast values while rasterizing glyph outlines, creating a memory-unsafe state. No privileges or user interaction are required, and successful exploitation executes attacker-controlled code in the affected device context.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect type conversion in Android 14, 15, 16, 16-qpr2, and 17 allows remote attackers to execute code through FreeType font rendering. The ft_smooth_raster_lcd and ft_smooth_raster_lcdv functions in ftsmooth.c improperly cast values while rasterizing glyph outlines, creating a memory-unsafe state. No privileges or user interaction are required, and successful exploitation executes attacker-controlled code in the affected device context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-58822
- Published
- Sep 8, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 8, 2026
- Vendor
- Google Cloud
- Product
- Android
- Classifications
- CWE-704
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Sep 8, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=14
- Affected versionversion=15
- Affected versionversion=16
- Affected versionversion=16-qpr2
- Affected versionversion=17
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