What is CVE-2026-30979?

CVE-2026-30979 is a high-severity vulnerability in Color Iccdev, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-03-10.

How severe is CVE-2026-30979?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Color Iccdev

CVE-2026-30979

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-based buffer overflow in CIccCalculatorFunc::InitSelectOp() triggered with local user interaction causing memory corruption/crash. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.3.1.5.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2026-03-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (8.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 8.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Color Iccdev
Internationalcolorconsortium Iccdev — versions < 2.3.1.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/security/advisories/GHSA-8c76-67… (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/issues/617 (Issue Tracking)
github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/pull/622 (Patch, Issue Tracking)
github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV/releases/tag/v2.3.1.5 (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-30979?: CVE-2026-30979 is a high-severity vulnerability in Color Iccdev, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-03-10.
How severe is CVE-2026-30979?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.