---
id: CVE-2026-116262
title: >-
  libimobiledevice Web Inspector webinspector.c
  webinspector_receive_with_timeout heap-based overflow
summary: >-
  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 bu…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.4
cvssVector: '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'
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: '2026-10-26T11:45:13.241Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116262'
references:
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/426301'
    label: >-
      VDB-426301 | libimobiledevice Web Inspector webinspector.c
      webinspector_receive_with_timeout heap-based overflow
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/426301/cti'
    label: 'VDB-426301 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)'
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-116262'
    label: CVE-2026-116262 | CVE Analysis and Report
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/submit/1009972'
    label: >-
      Submit #1009972 | libimobiledevice
      fa0f79190142bc309307967c058f89c1b36eb6b8 - version 1.4.0 heap leak
  - url: 'https://bohmid-com.vercel.app/#/article/blog-afc-writeup'
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-26T12:26:18.478Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## 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.