CVE-2026-116262: libimobiledevice Web Inspector webinspector.c webinspector_receive_with_timeout heap-based overflow

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 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 2026-10-26
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

A vulnerability was detected in libimobiledevice up to 1.4.0. The affected element is the function webinspector_receive_with_timeout of the file src/webinspector.c of the component Web Inspector. The manipulation results in heap-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit is now public 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-2026-116262
https://vuldb.com/submit/1009972
https://vuldb.com/vuln/426301
https://vuldb.com/vuln/426301/cti

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