How broadly exploitable is this vulnerability in real-world deployments?

Exploitability depends on how an application integrates iccDEV and how ICC profiles enter the system. If profiles can be supplied by external users (e.g., in imaging services, print workflows, or content-management platforms), the exposure is significantly higher than in closed, fully trusted pipelines.

What level of access does an attacker need to exploit this?

An attacker typically only needs the ability to get a crafted ICC profile processed by an application that uses a vulnerable iccDEV version. No direct code execution primitives or shell access are required if the attacker can influence which profiles the application loads.

What is the safest general fix pattern for developers?

The safest pattern combines strong type safety with strict input validation: enforce clear type tags for profile elements, verify them before casting, and ensure that all conversions use checked, well-defined paths. Refactoring to eliminate unchecked casts and to centralize profile validation logic will reduce the likelihood of type confusion bugs.

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.8)

Type Confusion in ToXmlCurve() (CWE-843) in iccDEV ICC Profile Processing

CVE-2026-21692

Published:

Jan 7, 2026

Status:

Analyzed

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

NDV

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Vulnerability Type

Category:

Type Confusion / Incorrect Type Handling

CWE:

CWE-20;CWE-588;CWE-704;CWE-843

Impact:

Memory Corruption and Potential Code Execution

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.8)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Type Confusion / Incorrect Type Handling

CWE:

CWE-20;CWE-588;CWE-704;CWE-843

Impact:

Memory Corruption and Potential Code Execution

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.8)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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Type Confusion in ToXmlCurve() (CWE-843) in iccDEV ICC Profile Processing

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

Recent Vulnerabilities

CRITICAL RISK

CRITICAL

(9.8)

Missing Authentication for Forgot-Password Email Change API (CWE-306)

HIGH RISK

HIGH

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