Low severity · published Oct 26, 2026
CVE-2026-116261
libimobiledevice AFC File afc.c afc_file_open out-of-bounds
New
3.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 9% 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-2026-116261
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116261
bohmid-com.vercel.app
https://bohmid-com.vercel.app/#/article/blog-afc-writeup
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-116261
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/submit/1009970
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/vuln/426300
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/vuln/426300/cti
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