#VU122057 Type Confusion in iccDEV - CVE-2026-21689

 

#VU122057 Type Confusion in iccDEV - CVE-2026-21689

Published: January 27, 2026 / Updated: January 27, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU122057
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-21689
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
iccDEV
Software vendor:
International Color Consortium

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error in the "CIccProfileXml::ParseBasic()" function in IccXML/IccLibXML/IccProfileXml.cpp. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a type confusion error and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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