CVE-2026-27692 iccDEV has HBO in CIccTagTextDescription::Release()
A heap-buffer-overflow in iccDEV allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted ICC profile XML text description tags.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-27692?
CVE-2026-27692 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Color Iccdev, published on 25 Feb 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
iccDEV provides a set of libraries and tools for working with ICC color management profiles. In versions up to and including 2.3.1.4, heap-buffer-overflow read occurs during CIccTagTextDescription::Release() when strlen() reads past a heap buffer while parsing ICC profile XML text description tags, causing a crash. Commit 29d088840b962a7cdd35993dfabc2cb35a049847 fixes the issue. No known workarounds are available.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-27692?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Color Iccdev.
How do I fix CVE-2026-27692?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-27692 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2026-27692 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-27692 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
- CVE-2026-24405 iccDEV has Heap Buffer Overflow in CIccMpeCalculator::Read()
- CVE-2026-24406 iccDEV has Heap Buffer Overflow in CIccTagNamedColor2::SetSize()
- CVE-2026-24412 iccDEV has Heap Buffer Overflow in icCurvesFromXml()
- CVE-2026-22861 iccDEV has a heap-buffer-overflow in SIccCalcOp::Describe() at IccProfLib/IccMpeCalc.cpp
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3869-prw8-gjqr.