CVE-2026-116258
libimobiledevice AFC afc.c heap-based overflow
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.3 Medium
- Published
- Oct 26, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 26, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 25, 2026
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P | VulDB |
| 3.1 | 6.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:C | VulDB |
| 3.0 | 6.3 Medium | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:C | VulDB |
| 2.0 | 6.5 Medium | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:C | VulDB |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
libimobiledevicen/a |
|
References
- VDB-426297 | libimobiledevice AFC afc.c heap-based overflowvdb-entry
- VDB-426297 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)signaturepermissions-required
- CVE-2026-116258 | CVE Analysis and Reportthird-party-advisory
- Submit #1009966 | libimobiledevice fa0f79190142bc309307967c058f89c1b36eb6b8 - version 1.4.0 Memory corruption heap out of boundthird-party-advisory
- https://bohmid-com.vercel.app/#/article/blog-afc-writeupexploit
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