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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-21490 · published 6 January 2026

CVE-2026-21490: Color iccdev heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability

Color · Iccdev

iccDEV provides a set of libraries and tools that allow for the interaction, manipulation, and application of International Color Consortium (ICC) color management profiles. A vulnerability present in versions prior to 2.3.1.2 affects users of the iccDEV library who process ICC color profiles. It results in heap buffer overflow in `CIccTagLut16::Validate()`. Version 2.3.1.2 contains a patch. No known workarounds are available.

7.1 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.22% · top 89.3% CWE-122 · Heap-based buffer overflowCWE-125 · Out-of-bounds read
7.1CVSS 3.1 base score
0.22%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 1 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

iccDEV provides a set of libraries and tools that allow for the interaction, manipulation, and application of International Color Consortium (ICC) color management profiles. A vulnerability present in versions prior to 2.3.1.2 affects users of the iccDEV library who process ICC color profiles. It results in heap buffer overflow in `CIccTagLut16::Validate()`. Version 2.3.1.2 contains a patch. No known workarounds are available.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/commit/7c2cb719a9de1c00844e457e070d657314383ee3 Patch
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/commit/e91fe722ac54ce497d410153e7405090e0565d7b Patch
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/issues/397 ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/security/advisories/GHSA-9q9c-699q-xr2q PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-21490), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.