---
id: CVE-2026-116258
title: libimobiledevice AFC afc.c heap-based overflow
summary: >-
  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
  expl…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.3
cvssVector: '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'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-122
  - CWE-119
product: libimobiledevice
affected:
  - libimobiledevice 1.0
  - libimobiledevice 1.1
  - libimobiledevice 1.2
  - libimobiledevice 1.3
  - libimobiledevice 1.4.0
published: '2026-10-26'
updated: '2026-10-26'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-26T10:45:15.007Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116258'
references:
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/426297'
    label: VDB-426297 | libimobiledevice AFC afc.c heap-based overflow
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/426297/cti'
    label: 'VDB-426297 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)'
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-116258'
    label: CVE-2026-116258 | CVE Analysis and Report
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/submit/1009966'
    label: >-
      Submit #1009966 | libimobiledevice
      fa0f79190142bc309307967c058f89c1b36eb6b8 - version 1.4.0 Memory corruption
      heap out of bound
  - url: 'https://bohmid-com.vercel.app/#/article/blog-afc-writeup'
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-26T11:24:53.911Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `libimobiledevice 1.0`
- `libimobiledevice 1.1`
- `libimobiledevice 1.2`
- `libimobiledevice 1.3`
- `libimobiledevice 1.4.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.