CVE-2026-21502: NULL Pointer Dereference in iccDEV XML 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 the XML 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/d04c236775e89a029f93efcc242fdb1fbc245a1c
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/commit/d9e42a1fb2606e25e498eb94f34f6da89f522e35
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/issues/368
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/pull/407
https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/security/advisories/GHSA-67r8-q3mh-42j6

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