CVE-2026-21501

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 calculator 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/blob/8e71f0a701abcbd554725ba7b70258203e682a61/IccProfLib/IccMpeCalc.cpp#L4588	Product
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/commit/798be59011649a26a529600cc3cd56437634d3d0	Patch
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/commit/f3056ed99935d479091470127ad16f8be1912bb7	Patch
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/issues/365	Exploit Issue Tracking
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/pull/413	Issue Tracking
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/security/advisories/GHSA-x7hw-h22p-2x4w	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 21:33

NVD link : CVE-2026-21501

Mitre link : CVE-2026-21501

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-21501

JSON object : View

Products Affected

color

iccdev

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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