Vulnerability · Published May 25, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-9503GNU LibreDWG DWG File decode.c dwg_next_entity null pointer dereference
Low 3.3
In plain English
A low-severity null pointer dereference in LibreDWG from GNU. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 1% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A security flaw has been discovered in GNU LibreDWG up to 0.14. This impacts the function dwg_next_entity of the file src/decode.c of the component DWG File Handler. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The patch is identified as 8f03865f37f5d4ffd616fef802acc980be54d300. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-476, CWE-404 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
References
- VDB-365485 | GNU LibreDWG DWG File decode.c dwg_next_entity null pointer dereference vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-365485 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #814260 | LibreDWG Project LibreDWG <= 0.14, main branch up to commit 6d6a339 (2026-04-10) NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476) third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/LibreDWG/libredwg/issues/1245 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/HackC0der/CVE-Repos/blob/main/libredwg/libredwg_6d6a339_heap_oob_write_read_2004_compressed_section.dwg exploit
- https://github.com/LibreDWG/libredwg/commit/8f03865f37f5d4ffd616fef802acc980be54d300 patch
- https://www.gnu.org/ product