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Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-24405 is a high-severity memory corruption flaw in iccDEV, a library/toolset for ICC color profiles. If an application processes a malicious or crafted ICC profile or related binary data, it may crash or potentially allow code execution. The vendor advisory states the issue is fixed in iccDEV 2.3.1.2.
Executive priority
Treat as a priority patch for systems handling user-supplied images, documents, print assets, or color profiles. Business urgency is highest where iccDEV is used in automated content ingestion or externally reachable upload workflows. No public active exploitation is evidenced in the provided sources.
Technical view
Versions 2.3.1.1 and below contain a heap buffer overflow in CIccMpeCalculator::Read(), tied to unsafe handling of user-controllable input in ICC profile data or structured binary blobs. The published CVSS 3.1 score is 8.8, with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, and required user interaction.
Likely exposure
Organizations are exposed if they use iccDEV below 2.3.1.2 directly or through software that imports, validates, converts, or applies ICC color profiles from users, partners, web uploads, email attachments, or content pipelines.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. Exploitation requires a victim application or workflow to process attacker-controlled ICC profile data. Reported impacts include denial of service, data manipulation, application logic bypass, and possible code execution.
Researcher notes
Key evidence is the GitHub security advisory, issue, and fix commit. The CVE describes broad impacts, but source details provided here do not prove exploitation in the wild. Validate exposure by tracing iccDEV usage in image, print, document, and color-management processing paths.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade iccDEV to version 2.3.1.2 or later.
- Identify applications and services that bundle or link iccDEV.
- Review vendor advisory and downstream product guidance.
- Reduce processing of untrusted ICC profiles where operationally feasible.
- Prioritize internet-facing or user-upload content processing workflows.
Validation and detection
- Confirm deployed iccDEV versions are 2.3.1.2 or later.
- Check dependency manifests, build artifacts, and container images for iccDEV.
- Review applications that parse ICC profiles or structured color-management data.
- Verify the fix commit or vendor release is present in builds.
- Monitor vendor and CVE sources for updated affected-version details.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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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 vector scores
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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-2r5c-5w66-47vvCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/issues/479CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/commit/d22fc174866e2521f8a5f9393fab5be306329f62CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Heap-based Buffer Overflow represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.
Improper Input Validation
Improper Input Validation represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.