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CVE-2026-27692: InternationalColorConsortium iccDEV · Out-of-bounds Read

Affects InternationalColorConsortium iccDEVSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 19:04 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 9% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 25 Feb 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
InternationalColorConsortiumiccDEVAffected
  • <=2.3.1.4
Fixed in–
GitHubinternationalcolorconsortium/iccDEVpkg:github/internationalcolorconsortium/iccDEVOther threatsAffected
  • <=2.3.1.4
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Organizations should immediately update iccDEV to a version later than 2.3.1.4 where the vulnerability is patched. If updating is not immediately feasible, restrict access to systems processing ICC profiles to trusted users only, minimizing the risk of malicious input. Implement input validation and sanitization on ICC profile files before processing, potentially using sandboxed environments to isolate the parsing operation. Monitor application logs for crashes related to ICC profile processing to detect exploitation attempts. Employ application whitelisting and restrict user privileges to reduce the likelihood of successful exploitation. For developers integrating iccDEV, review and harden code that handles ICC profile parsing, ensuring proper buffer boundary checks and safe string operations. Finally, maintain an incident response plan to quickly address any denial-of-service events caused by this vulnerability.

Description

iccDEV provides a set of libraries and tools for working with ICC color management profiles. In versions up to and including 2.3.1.4, heap-buffer-overflow read occurs during CIccTagTextDescription::Release() when strlen() reads past a heap buffer while parsing ICC profile XML text description tags, causing a crash. Commit 29d088840b962a7cdd35993dfabc2cb35a049847 fixes the issue. No known workarounds are available.

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