NULL pointer dereference in GNU Libredwg
CVE-2026-15184
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (5.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 5.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Libredwg — versions 0.13.0, 0.13.1, 0.13.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vuldb.com/vuln/377110 (technical-description, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/vuln/377110/cti (signature, permissions-required)
- vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-15184 (third-party-advisory)
- vuldb.com/submit/851192 (third-party-advisory)
- github.com/LibreDWG/libredwg/issues/1253 (issue-tracking)
- github.com/HackC0der/CVE-Repos/blob/main/libredwg/libredwg_0b57303_dwggrep_segv… (exploit)
- github.com/LibreDWG/libredwg/commit/dde45dac3c4d902e4d8fed150a8017b9732019c9 (patch)
- github.com/LibreDWG/libredwg/releases/tag/0.14 (patch)
- www.gnu.org/ (product, broken-link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-15184?
- CVE-2026-15184 is a low-severity vulnerability in GNU Libredwg, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2026-07-09.
- How severe is CVE-2026-15184?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.