InternationalColorConsortium iccDEV up to 2.3.1.1 ICC Color Profile IccMpeXml.cpp ToXmlCurve type confusion

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in InternationalColorConsortium iccDEV up to 2.3.1.1. This vulnerability affects the function ToXmlCurve of the file IccXML/IccLibXML/IccMpeXml.cpp of the component ICC Color Profile Handler. The manipulation leads to type confusion. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-21692. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in InternationalColorConsortium iccDEV up to 2.3.1.1. This issue affects the function ToXmlCurve of the file IccXML/IccLibXML/IccMpeXml.cpp of the component ICC Color Profile Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type confusion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-843. The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

iccDEV provides a set of libraries and tools that allow for the interaction, manipulation, and application of International Color Consortium (ICC) color management profiles. Versions prior to 2.3.1.2 have a Type Confusion vulnerability in `ToXmlCurve()` at `IccXML/IccLibXML/IccMpeXml.cpp`. This vulnerability affects users of the iccDEV library who process ICC color profiles. Version 2.3.1.2 contains a patch. No known workarounds are available.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-21692 since 01/02/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 2.3.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-1385). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• InternationalColorConsortium

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• iccDEV

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• 2.3.1.0
• 2.3.1.1

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• Product: https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/

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