CVE-2026-9504: gnu libredwg

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-9504 is a medium (CVSS 4.8) vulnerability in gnu libredwg. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 25-05-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 26-05-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A weakness has been identified in GNU LibreDWG up to 0.14. Affected is the function bit_convert_TU of the file programs/dwggrep.c of the component Dwggrep Utility. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be launched locally. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. Patch name: be996bf2178a40e98720f18c2414815d244413db. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
• CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadThe product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.