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CVE-2026-15520 medium CVSS 5.3

Buffer Overflow in GNU LibreDWG (CVE-2026-15520)

Summary

Vulnerability in GNU LibreDWG (CVE-2026-15520). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

A vulnerability was determined in GNU LibreDWG 0.13.4-154-g0b573035. This impacts the function decompress_R2004_section of the file src/decode.c of the component R2004 Section Decompression. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack requires local access. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Upgrading to version 0.14.8396 will fix this issue. This patch is called 3d0f9fc2eddbd6579c99af3111c37c98f03475d0. You should upgrade the affected component.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory

Auto-generated summary

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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-15520 has been found in GNU LibreDWG.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "GNU LibreDWG CVE-2026-15520" on the vendor's site.

CVE-2026-15520 (GNU LibreDWG) — CWE-119 / CVSS v3 5.3
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.

❓ What is the problem

A vulnerability (CWE-119) exists in GNU LibreDWG.

📍 Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of GNU LibreDWG.

🔥 Severity

Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.3/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.

🔧 How to fix

Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.

Response actions

Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order

  1. 1
    Identify exposure identify 
    Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.

    資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで GNU LibreDWG を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。

  2. 2
    Post-deployment verification verify 
    Confirm patched version is live in production

    パッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。

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