# CVE-2026-54610: LibreDWG: const-input mutation and crash in bit\_TV\_to\_utf8 error handling

Affects LibreDWG 0.13.4.8236 and earlier, in bit_TV_to_utf8() in src/bits.c when iconv() fails with an error other than E2BIG. CVSS rates it Low, and the fix is in 0.14.

- Severity: CVSS 3.3 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Fixed in: 0.14
- Published: 2026-10-30 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Summary

LibreDWG, a free C library for reading and writing DWG (AutoCAD drawing) files, is affected in its character-conversion routine. Applications that pass untrusted or immutable input into this conversion function can have that input modified, which may cause a crash and denial of service.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- libredwg: fixed in 0.14

## Description

LibreDWG is a free C library to read and write DWG files. Prior to 0.14, `bit_TV_to_utf8()` in `src/bits.c` can write to the caller-provided `src` buffer despite accepting const input. On an `iconv()` error other than `E2BIG`, the function frees its output buffer and passes the original input alias to `bit_u_expand()`, which expands or shrinks Unicode and multibyte escape sequences in place. If the input is a string literal, read-only mapping, or other immutable buffer, the write can cause a segmentation fault and denial of service; mutable caller-owned input can be unexpectedly modified before being returned. This affects applications that expose the conversion API to untrusted input under those conditions. Direct file-triggered exploitability through normal DWG decode/export paths remains unconfirmed because many TV strings are heap allocated by bit_read_TV(). This issue is fixed in version 0.14.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on libredwg, upgrade to a fixed version (0.14) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### What does this mean?

The bug is in the error handling of bit_TV_to_utf8(). When iconv() fails with an error other than E2BIG, a read-only string such as a literal can cause a segmentation fault, and mutable caller-owned input can be modified before it is returned.

Source: https://github.com/LibreDWG/libredwg/security/advisories/GHSA-5p98-8245-6hxq

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

LibreDWG 0.13.4.8236 and earlier are affected, in the bit_TV_to_utf8() path in src/bits.c when iconv() fails with an error other than E2BIG. To check, compare the installed LibreDWG version with 0.13.4.8236.

Source: https://github.com/LibreDWG/libredwg/security/advisories/GHSA-5p98-8245-6hxq

### What should I do about it?

Upgrade to LibreDWG 0.14 or later, which contains the fix.

Source: https://github.com/LibreDWG/libredwg/security/advisories/GHSA-5p98-8245-6hxq

### Is it being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-54610

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## References

- https://github.com/LibreDWG/libredwg/security/advisories/GHSA-5p98-8245-6hxq
- https://github.com/LibreDWG/libredwg/commit/08c034a224a4e9512b1cd62e74b5cf081a4cfa89
- https://github.com/LibreDWG/libredwg/releases/tag/0.14
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/28631091/libredwg-bit-tv-to-utf8-submission.tar.gz

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