How widely exploitable is this vulnerability in real deployments?

Exploitability depends on how the iccDEV library is integrated. If an application automatically processes ICC profiles from untrusted or semi-trusted sources (such as uploaded images, documents, or print jobs), the risk is higher because attackers can more easily supply crafted inputs. In tightly controlled workflows where all profiles are curated and trusted, the practical risk is lower, though not eliminated.

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

An attacker generally needs the ability to provide or influence ICC profiles handled by a vulnerable application. This might be via file uploads, API endpoints that accept media, or any pipeline that ingests external images or documents containing embedded profiles. Direct code execution on the target is not required; the attack is carried out through malformed data.

What is the safest general fix pattern for developers using iccDEV?

The safest pattern is to adopt a version of the library where the parsing and description logic enforces strict bounds checking and handles malformed data gracefully, combined with your own defensive validation around ICC profile inputs. Conceptually, treat all profile metadata as untrusted, verify it against expected limits, and avoid writing to buffers unless you have confirmed that sizes and indices are within valid ranges.

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.8)

Heap Buffer Overflow (CWE-787) in iccDEV ICC Profile Processing (SIccCalcOp::Describe)

CVE-2026-22047

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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CRITICAL RISK

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Remote Code Execution on the Server Host

February 17, 2026

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Memory Corruption / Heap Buffer Overflow

CWE:

CWE-20;CWE-130;CWE-252;CWE-787

Impact:

Potential Remote Code Execution and Application Denial of Service

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.8)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Memory Corruption / Heap Buffer Overflow

CWE:

CWE-20;CWE-130;CWE-252;CWE-787

Impact:

Potential Remote Code Execution and Application Denial of Service

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.8)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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Heap Buffer Overflow (CWE-787) in iccDEV ICC Profile Processing (SIccCalcOp::Describe)

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

(7.3)

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Vulnerability Type

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