CVE-2026-24409 iccDEV has Undefined Behavior and Null Pointer Deference in CIccTagXmlFloatNum<>::ParseXml()

What is CVE-2026-24409?

CVE-2026-24409 is a high-severity vulnerability in Color Iccdev, published on 24 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

iccDEV provides libraries and tools for interacting with, manipulating, and applying ICC color management profiles. Versions 2.3.1.1 and below have Undefined Behavior and Null Pointer Deference in CIccTagXmlFloatNum<>::ParseXml(). This occurs when user-controllable input is unsafely incorporated into ICC profile data or other structured binary blobs. Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to perform DoS, manipulate data, bypass application logic and Code Execution. This issue has been fixed in version 2.3.1.2.

Weakness: CWE-758, CWE-690, CWE-476, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-24409?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Color Iccdev.

How do I fix CVE-2026-24409?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-24409 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-24409 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-24409 exists.

Other vulnerabilities in Color Iccdev

• CVE-2026-21675 iccDEV has a Use After Free vulnerability in CIccCmm class via improper hint manager object deletion Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-24405 iccDEV has Heap Buffer Overflow in CIccMpeCalculator::Read() High 8.8
• CVE-2026-24406 iccDEV has Heap Buffer Overflow in CIccTagNamedColor2::SetSize() High 8.8
• CVE-2026-24412 iccDEV has Heap Buffer Overflow in icCurvesFromXml() High 8.8
• CVE-2026-22861 iccDEV has a heap-buffer-overflow in SIccCalcOp::Describe() at IccProfLib/IccMpeCalc.cpp High 8.8

All Color Iccdev vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-398v-jvcg-p8f3.