Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-24852 affects iccDEV before 2.3.1.2, a library for working with ICC color profiles. A malformed or unsafe profile can make software read past a heap buffer, potentially exposing small amounts of memory or crashing the application. Business urgency is highest for systems that process untrusted ICC profiles.
Executive priority
Treat as a targeted remediation item, not an emergency. Patch promptly where iccDEV processes external or user-provided profiles because a crash could affect availability and memory disclosure is possible. Lower priority applies to isolated internal tooling that never processes untrusted profiles.
Technical view
The flaw is in icXmlParseTextString(). Before 2.3.1.2, strlen() may operate on a non-null-terminated buffer, causing a heap buffer over-read. The advisory maps this to CWE-122, CWE-125, and CWE-170. CVSS 3.1 is 6.1: local attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, user interaction required, low confidentiality impact, high availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to software using iccDEV versions earlier than 2.3.1.2 and processing ICC color profiles. Risk increases where profiles are user-supplied, imported from files, or embedded in structured binary content. The sources do not identify downstream products or package distributions.
Exploitation context
The CVSS vector indicates local exploitation requiring user interaction, with no privileges needed. The impact is potential heap memory disclosure and application termination. The source bundle does not report public exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV in the provided data.
Researcher notes
The available evidence is narrow and source-grounded: GHSA advisory, PR, and commit. No downstream affected products, exploit reports, or workarounds are provided. Analysis should focus on dependency discovery, reachable ICC parsing paths, and whether untrusted profile data reaches icXmlParseTextString().
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade iccDEV to version 2.3.1.2 or later.
- Identify applications statically or dynamically linking iccDEV.
- Prioritize systems that process untrusted ICC color profiles.
- If upgrading is delayed, check vendor guidance; no workaround is listed.
- Monitor the GitHub advisory and CVE record for updates.
Validation and detection
- Confirm deployed iccDEV versions are 2.3.1.2 or later.
- Review dependency manifests and embedded third-party source copies.
- Verify builds include the referenced fix commit or release.
- Identify workflows that accept user-controlled ICC profiles.
- Run non-offensive regression tests for ICC profile parsing stability.
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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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H1.84.2Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.1MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/security/advisories/GHSA-q8g2-mp32-3j7fCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/pull/540CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/commit/3092499cd4d0775f4a716b999899f9c26f9bc614CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.
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.
Out-of-bounds Read
Out-of-bounds Read represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.
Improper Null Termination
Improper Null Termination represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.