CVE-2026-116261
libimobiledevice AFC File afc.c afc_file_open out-of-bounds
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.1 Medium
- Published
- Oct 26, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 26, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 25, 2026
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5.1 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P | VulDB |
| 3.1 | 3.5 Low | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:C | VulDB |
| 3.0 | 3.5 Low | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:C | VulDB |
| 2.0 | 4.0 Medium | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:C | VulDB |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
libimobiledevicen/a |
|
References
- VDB-426300 | libimobiledevice AFC File afc.c afc_file_open out-of-boundsvdb-entrytechnical-description
- VDB-426300 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)signaturepermissions-required
- CVE-2026-116261 | CVE Analysis and Reportthird-party-advisory
- Submit #1009970 | libimobiledevice fa0f79190142bc309307967c058f89c1b36eb6b8 - version 1.4.0 heap pointer leakthird-party-advisory
- https://bohmid-com.vercel.app/#/article/blog-afc-writeupexploit
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