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TI-2026-12788 Aliases CVE-2026-15184GHSA-fgx7-4whx-rx6p

GNU LibreDWG DWG File dwg.c dwg_next_entity null pointer dereference

Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-404Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-404.

Summary

A vulnerability was found in GNU LibreDWG up to 0.13.4. The impacted element is the function dwg_next_entity of the file src/dwg.c of the component DWG File Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument next_obj results in null pointer dereference. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit has been made public and could be used. Upgrading to version 0.14 is sufficient to resolve this issue. The patch is named dde45dac3c4d902e4d8fed150a8017b9732019c9. Upgrading the affected component is recommended. Different than CVE-2026-9503.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00168 6th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed LibreDWG (GNU): 0.14

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GNULibreDWG0.13.0; 0.13.1; 0.13.2; 0.13.3; 0.13.40.14Patch availableCNA
  • LibreDWG VendorGNU Affected 0.13.0; 0.13.1; 0.13.2; 0.13.3; 0.13.4 Fixed in 0.14 Patch available CNA

CPE names CNA · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libredwg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libredwg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·GNU

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA LibreDWG (GNU) Fixed in 0.14

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-15184
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fgx7-4whx-rx6p

References

  • TI-2026-19388 telnetd in GNU Inetutils through 2.7 allows remote authentication bypass via a "-f root"… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05164 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-026 does not properly parse function definitions in the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-04522 Glibc: buffer overflow in ld.so leading to privilege escalation KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2009-03392 The TLS protocol, and the SSL protocol 3.0 and possibly earlier, as used in Microsoft… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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