CVE-2026-21677: InternationalColorConsortium iccDEV · Reliance on Undefined, Unspecified, or Implementation-Defined Behavior
Affects InternationalColorConsortium iccDEVSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High : upgrade to 2.3.1.1 soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 30% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 2.3.1.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 6 Jan 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.
What to do
Upgrade iccDEV and internationalcolorconsortium/iccDEV to 2.3.1.1.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| InternationalColorConsortiumiccDEV | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubinternationalcolorconsortium/iccDEVpkg:github/internationalcolorconsortium/iccDEVOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
1. Immediately upgrade iccDEV to version 2.3.1.1 or later to apply the official fix. 2. Implement strict validation and sanitization of all ICC profiles before processing, rejecting malformed or suspicious profiles. 3. Restrict the use of ICC profiles from untrusted or unauthenticated sources, especially in automated workflows. 4. Employ application-level sandboxing or isolation for processes handling ICC profiles to contain potential exploitation. 5. Monitor logs and network traffic for unusual activity related to ICC profile processing. 6. Educate users and administrators about the risks of opening or importing ICC profiles from unknown origins. 7. Coordinate with software vendors and partners to ensure all components using iccDEV are updated. 8. Consider deploying runtime protections such as memory corruption mitigations (ASLR, DEP) on affected systems. 9. Regularly audit and inventory software dependencies to identify and remediate vulnerable versions promptly.
Description
iccDEV provides a set of libraries and tools for working with ICC color management profiles. Versions 2.3.1 and below have Undefined Behavior in its CIccCLUT::Init function which initializes and sets the size of a CLUT. This issue is fixed in version 2.3.1.1.
References
- github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/security/advisories/GHSA-95w5-jvqf-3994 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/issues/181 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/commit/201125fbda22c8e4ea95800a6b427093fa4b8a22 (opens in a new tab)