NULL Pointer Dereference in iccDEV XML Parser

published 2026-01-07 10 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2026-1407

cvss: 5.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 8%
public exploits: 0; none known

iccDEV provides a set of libraries and tools that allow for the interaction, manipulation, and application of ICC color management profiles. Prior to version 2.3.1.2, iccDEV is vulnerable to NULL pointer dereference via the XML parser. This issue has been patched in version 2.3.1.2.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 links 3

color iccdev 2.3.1.2

github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV@00c0301 commit
github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV@af29989 commit
github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV#412 pull request

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 10 mo ago (2026-01-07)

Exploit prediction

0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/issues/372 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

InternationalColorConsortium iccDEV

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
CWE-690 Unchecked Return Value to NULL Pointer Dereference

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-21499
NVD CVE-2026-21499

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Summary