CVE-2026-116260: libimobiledevice AFC Service afc.c service_receive double free

Severity: high (CVSS 7.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-10-26 · updated 2026-10-31
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

A weakness has been identified in libimobiledevice up to 1.4.0. This issue affects the function service_receive of the file src/afc.c of the component AFC Service. Executing a manipulation can lead to double free. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Affected products

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-2026-116260
https://vuldb.com/submit/1009969
https://vuldb.com/vuln/426299
https://vuldb.com/vuln/426299/cti

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