CVE-2026-30978
Heap-use-after-free in CIccCmm::AddXform()
iccDEV provides a set of libraries and tools for working with ICC color management profiles. Prior to 2.3.1.5, there is a heap-use-after-free in CIccCmm::AddXform() causing invalid vptr dereference and crash. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.3.1.5.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.8
Heap-use-after-free in CIccCmm::AddXform()
iccDEV provides a set of libraries and tools for working with ICC color management profiles. Prior to 2.3.1.5, there is a heap-use-after-free in CIccCmm::AddXform() causing invalid vptr dereference and crash. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.3.1.5.
- Record
CVE-2026-30978- 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-416, CWE-672, CWE-825
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-10715
7.8
iccDEV provides a set of libraries and tools for working with ICC color management profiles. Prior to 2.3.1.5, there is a heap-use-after-free in CIccCmm::AddXform() causing invalid vptr dereference and crash. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.3.1.5.
- Record
EUVD-2026-10715- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.8
iccDEV provides a set of libraries and tools for working with ICC color management profiles. Prior to 2.3.1.5, there is a heap-use-after-free in CIccCmm::AddXform() causing invalid vptr dereference and crash. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.3.1.5.
- Record
CVE-2026-30978- 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-416, CWE-672, CWE-825
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.8
Heap-use-after-free in CIccCmm::AddXform()
iccDEV provides a set of libraries and tools for working with ICC color management profiles. Prior to 2.3.1.5, there is a heap-use-after-free in CIccCmm::AddXform() causing invalid vptr dereference and crash. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.3.1.5.
- Record
CVE-2026-30978- 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-416, CWE-672, CWE-825
- 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-2026-30978 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Color Iccdev, published March 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 23rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/security/advisories/GHSA-97mf-f6r7-q9q4
github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/issues/612
github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/pull/616
github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/releases/tag/v2.3.1.5
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/30xxx/CVE-2026-30978.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-30978