Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-22255 affects iccDEV, a library for processing ICC color profiles. A specially crafted color profile could trigger a heap buffer overflow when processed. The reported impact is high because confidentiality, integrity, and availability may all be affected. Organizations using iccDEV before 2.3.1.2 should prioritize upgrading.
Executive priority
Treat as a near-term patching priority for systems that process external ICC profiles. The business risk is highest in products or services handling user-supplied images, documents, or color profile data. If iccDEV is not present, urgency is low.
Technical view
Versions of InternationalColorConsortium iccDEV before 2.3.1.2 contain a heap-buffer-overflow in CIccCLUT::Init() in IccProfLib/IccTagLut.cpp. The CVSS 3.1 score is 8.8 with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, and required user interaction. The advisory maps this to CWE-130, CWE-20, and CWE-252.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where applications, services, or tools use iccDEV to parse or apply ICC color profiles, especially profiles received from users, partners, files, or network workflows. The source bundle names only iccDEV versions before 2.3.1.2 as affected.
Exploitation context
The CVSS vector indicates exploitation requires user interaction, likely involving processing a malicious ICC profile. The provided sources do not report active exploitation, and the CVE is not marked as CISA KEV. No public exploit status is established from the supplied evidence.
Researcher notes
The public record identifies the vulnerable function and file but the supplied sources should be used carefully to avoid overclaiming exploitability. The patch is associated with version 2.3.1.2 and GitHub pull request 469. No workaround is listed in the source bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade iccDEV to version 2.3.1.2 or later.
- Identify applications statically or dynamically linked against vulnerable iccDEV versions.
- Restrict processing of untrusted ICC profiles until upgraded.
- Monitor the GitHub advisory and vendor repository for further guidance.
- Rebuild dependent software after updating bundled iccDEV copies.
Validation and detection
- Confirm deployed iccDEV version is 2.3.1.2 or later.
- Search codebases and build manifests for bundled iccDEV copies.
- Review SBOMs for InternationalColorConsortium iccDEV entries below 2.3.1.2.
- Verify dependent applications were rebuilt against the patched library.
- Check file-processing workflows that accept ICC profiles from untrusted sources.
Public sources used
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- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/security/advisories/GHSA-qv2w-mq3g-73gvCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/issues/466CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/pull/469CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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