Medium severity · published Oct 26, 2026
CVE-2026-116258
libimobiledevice AFC afc.c heap-based overflow
New
6.3
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 15% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
libimobiledevice · Libimobiledevice
1.0; 1.1; 1.2; 1.3; 1.4.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116258
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116258
bohmid-com.vercel.app
https://bohmid-com.vercel.app/#/article/blog-afc-writeup
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-116258
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/submit/1009966
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/vuln/426297
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/vuln/426297/cti
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