What is CVE-2026-50278?

CVE-2026-50278 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Internationalcolorconsortium Iccdev, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-08-21.

How severe is CVE-2026-50278?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Internationalcolorconsortium Iccdev

CVE-2026-50278

iccDEV provides a set of libraries and tools for working with ICC color management profiles. Versions prior to 2.3.2.1 have a `CIccEmbedIO::Read8()` size_t underflow. The issue arises due to an embedded-profile read defect when parsing ICC profiles containing `icSigEmbeddedV5ProfileTag` data with `icSigEmbeddedProfileType` payloads. Version 2.3.2.1 patches the issue. No known workarounds are available.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Internationalcolorconsortium Iccdev — versions < 2.3.2.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-50278?: CVE-2026-50278 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Internationalcolorconsortium Iccdev, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-08-21.
How severe is CVE-2026-50278?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.