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).
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)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| 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
References
- https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/security/advisories/GHSA-3869-prw8-gjqr x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/issues/609 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/pull/610 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/commit/29d088840b962a7cdd35993dfabc2cb35a049847 x_refsource_MISC