CVE-2026-21692

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Type Confusion in iccDEV ICC Profile Processing Library

Publication date: 2026-01-07

Last updated on: 2026-01-07

Assigner: GitHub, Inc.

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. Versions prior to 2.3.1.2 have a Type Confusion vulnerability in `ToXmlCurve()` at `IccXML/IccLibXML/IccMpeXml.cpp`. This vulnerability affects users of the iccDEV library who process ICC color profiles. Version 2.3.1.2 contains a patch. No known workarounds are available.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-01-07

Last Modified

2026-01-07

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-01-08

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2026-21692

EUVD

EUVD-2026-1385

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
iccdev	iccdev	to 2.3.1.2 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-20	The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
CWE-588	Casting a non-structure type to a structure type and accessing a field can lead to memory access errors or data corruption.
CWE-843	The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.
CWE-704	The product does not correctly convert an object, resource, or structure from one type to a different type.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a Type Confusion issue in the iccDEV library, specifically in the ToXmlCurve() function located in IccXML/IccLibXML/IccMpeXml.cpp. It affects versions prior to 2.3.1.2 and allows improper handling of ICC color profiles, potentially leading to unexpected behavior or exploitation.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can lead to severe impacts including high confidentiality, integrity, and availability risks, as indicated by the CVSS score of 8.8. An attacker could exploit this to cause unauthorized information disclosure, data manipulation, or denial of service when processing ICC color profiles using the affected iccDEV library.

Mitigation Strategies

Upgrade the iccDEV library to version 2.3.1.2 or later, as this version contains the patch for the Type Confusion vulnerability in ToXmlCurve(). No known workarounds are available.

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