CVE-2026-21497

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 an unknown tag 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/9419cac7f084197941994b8b9d17def204008385	Patch
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/issues/374	Exploit Issue Tracking
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/pull/403	Issue Tracking
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/security/advisories/GHSA-7gv7-cmrv-4j85	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 21:59

NVD link : CVE-2026-21497

Mitre link : CVE-2026-21497

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-21497

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Products Affected

color

iccdev

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

CWE-252

Unchecked Return Value

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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