CVE-2026-21496

iccDEV provides a set of libraries and tools that allow for the interaction, manipulation, and application of ICC color management profiles. Prior to version 2.3.1.2, iccDEV is vulnerable to NULL pointer dereference via the signature parser. This issue has been patched in version 2.3.1.2.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/commit/0e51ceb427925b7e22f0465547df7506d35cda1c	Patch
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/commit/b5ad23aceece3789bdf1c47bae1ecf9d7bfcd26d	Patch
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/issues/381	Exploit Issue Tracking
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/pull/405	Issue Tracking
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/security/advisories/GHSA-wj8m-6w77-r4rw	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:color:iccdev:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-01-07 18:15

Updated : 2026-01-09 21:56

NVD link : CVE-2026-21496

Mitre link : CVE-2026-21496

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-21496

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Products Affected

color

iccdev

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

CWE-252

Unchecked Return Value

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

CWE-690

Unchecked Return Value to NULL Pointer Dereference

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