Memory leak in iccDEV - CVE-2026-21674
Published: May 5, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU129846
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-21674
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to missing release of memory after effective lifetime in CIccProfileXml::ParseTag() when processing ICC color profiles. A remote attacker can trigger the error path with a crafted ICC color profile to cause a denial of service.
User interaction is required to open or process a crafted ICC color profile.
Affected software
iccDEV
How to mitigate CVE-2026-21674
Install security update from vendor's website.
iccDEV - update to 2.3.1.2