CVE-2026-21500
Stack Overflow in iccDEV XML Calculator Macro Expansion
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 stack overflow in the XML calculator macro expansion. This issue has been patched in version 2.3.1.2.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
5.5
Stack Overflow in iccDEV XML Calculator Macro Expansion
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 stack overflow in the XML calculator macro expansion. This issue has been patched in version 2.3.1.2.
- Record
CVE-2026-21500- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-400, CWE-674, CWE-1119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-1406
5.5
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 stack overflow in the XML calculator macro expansion. This issue has been patched in version 2.3.1.2.
- Record
EUVD-2026-1406- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
5.5
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 stack overflow in the XML calculator macro expansion. This issue has been patched in version 2.3.1.2.
- Record
CVE-2026-21500- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-400, CWE-674, CWE-1119, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.5
Stack Overflow in iccDEV XML Calculator Macro Expansion
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 stack overflow in the XML calculator macro expansion. This issue has been patched in version 2.3.1.2.
- Record
CVE-2026-21500- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1119, CWE-20, CWE-400, CWE-674
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-21500 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Color Iccdev, published January 7, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.22%, the 12th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/security/advisories/GHSA-4h4j-mm9w-2cp4
github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/issues/384
github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/pull/406
github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/commit/cce5f9b68a6c067b7ef898ccd5b000770745fb14
github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/commit/f295826a6f15add90490030f23b2ddd8593bff5b
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/21xxx/CVE-2026-21500.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-21500