# CVE-2026-9501: GNU LibreDWG Dwgread Utility decode.c decompress\_R2004\_section assertion

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-05-25 · Updated: 2026-05-28

## Affected

- GNU LibreDWG: 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 0.10, 0.11, 0.12, 0.13, 0.14

## Description

A vulnerability was determined in GNU LibreDWG up to 0.14. The impacted element is the function decompress_R2004_section of the file src/decode.c of the component Dwgread Utility. Executing a manipulation can lead to reachable assertion. The attack is restricted to local execution. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. This patch is called e501cb9926c1e9a07a0d1cc997f3e69e9be801c9. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/365483
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/365483/cti
- https://vuldb.com/submit/814250
- https://github.com/LibreDWG/libredwg/issues/1242
- https://github.com/HackC0der/CVE-Repos/blob/main/libredwg/libredwg_6d6a339_assert_fail_decompress_R2004_section.dwg
- https://github.com/LibreDWG/libredwg/commit/e501cb9926c1e9a07a0d1cc997f3e69e9be801c9
- https://www.gnu.org/

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