CVE-2026-116258: libimobiledevice AFC afc.c heap-based overflow

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-10-26 · updated 2026-10-26
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

A vulnerability was identified in libimobiledevice up to 1.4.0. This affects an unknown part of the file src/afc.c of the component AFC. Such manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Affected products

n/a libimobiledevice: 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4.0

References

https://bohmid-com.vercel.app/#/article/blog-afc-writeup
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-116258
https://vuldb.com/submit/1009966
https://vuldb.com/vuln/426297
https://vuldb.com/vuln/426297/cti

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