CVE-2026-116261: libimobiledevice AFC File afc.c afc_file_open out-of-bounds

Severity: low (CVSS 3.5 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 security vulnerability has been detected in libimobiledevice up to 1.4.0. Impacted is the function afc_file_open of the file src/afc.c of the component AFC File Handler. The manipulation of the argument bytes leads to out-of-bounds read. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may 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-2026-116261
https://vuldb.com/submit/1009970
https://vuldb.com/vuln/426300
https://vuldb.com/vuln/426300/cti

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