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Vulnerability · Published Feb 25, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2026-27692iccDEV has HBO in CIccTagTextDescription::Release()

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds read in iccDEV from InternationalColorConsortium. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 90.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
InternationalColorConsortium iccDEV <= 2.3.1.4

Weakness: CWE-125, CWE-170, CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

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