CVE-2026-116262
libimobiledevice Web Inspector webinspector.c webinspector_receive_with_timeout 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 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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P | VulDB |
| 3.1 | 5.4 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:C | VulDB |
| 3.0 | 5.4 Medium | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:C | VulDB |
| 2.0 | 5.5 Medium | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:C | VulDB |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
libimobiledevicen/a |
|
References
- VDB-426301 | libimobiledevice Web Inspector webinspector.c webinspector_receive_with_timeout heap-based overflowvdb-entrytechnical-description
- VDB-426301 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)signaturepermissions-required
- CVE-2026-116262 | CVE Analysis and Reportthird-party-advisory
- Submit #1009972 | libimobiledevice fa0f79190142bc309307967c058f89c1b36eb6b8 - version 1.4.0 heap leakthird-party-advisory
- https://bohmid-com.vercel.app/#/article/blog-afc-writeupexploit
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