---
id: CVE-2026-116261
title: libimobiledevice AFC File afc.c afc_file_open out-of-bounds
summary: >-
  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 rea…
severity: low
cvss: 3.5
cvssVector: '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'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-125
  - 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: '2026-10-26T11:30:10.544Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116261'
references:
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/426300'
    label: VDB-426300 | libimobiledevice AFC File afc.c afc_file_open out-of-bounds
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/426300/cti'
    label: 'VDB-426300 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)'
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-116261'
    label: CVE-2026-116261 | CVE Analysis and Report
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/submit/1009970'
    label: >-
      Submit #1009970 | libimobiledevice
      fa0f79190142bc309307967c058f89c1b36eb6b8 - version 1.4.0 heap pointer leak
  - url: 'https://bohmid-com.vercel.app/#/article/blog-afc-writeup'
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-26T12:26:18.477Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## 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.