CVE-2026-21497: NULL Pointer Dereference in iccDEV Unknown Tag Parser

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2026-01-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

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 NULL pointer dereference via an unknown tag parser. This issue has been patched in version 2.3.1.2.

Affected products

InternationalColorConsortium iccDEV: before 2.3.1.2 — fixed in 2.3.1.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: InternationalColorConsortium iccDEV 2.3.1.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/commit/9419cac7f084197941994b8b9d17def204008385
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/issues/374
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/pull/403
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/security/advisories/GHSA-7gv7-cmrv-4j85

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