
An exploit for vulnerable versions of fontforge and setuptools plus a practical example.
Proof of concept for elevating privileges to the user running a task that uses Font Forge. The second CVE elevates privileges to root, provided you have write permissions to sensitive directories.
| CVE ID | Vulnerability | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-25081 | Do not sanitize filenames before passing them to the shell | Command injection as the owner user |
| CVE-2025-47273 | Preliminary sanitization before decoding a URL - encoded URL | Path Traversal and write file |