CVE-2026-21500

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 stack overflow in the XML calculator macro expansion. 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/cce5f9b68a6c067b7ef898ccd5b000770745fb14	Patch
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/commit/f295826a6f15add90490030f23b2ddd8593bff5b	Patch
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/issues/384	Exploit Issue Tracking
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/pull/406	Issue Tracking
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/security/advisories/GHSA-4h4j-mm9w-2cp4	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 22:00

NVD link : CVE-2026-21500

Mitre link : CVE-2026-21500

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-21500

JSON object : View

Products Affected

color

iccdev

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CWE-674

Uncontrolled Recursion

CWE-1119

Excessive Use of Unconditional Branching

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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