CVE-2026-116258 libimobiledevice AFC afc.c heap-based overflow
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-116258?
CVE-2026-116258 is a medium-severity vulnerability in libimobiledevice, published on 26 Oct 2026.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-116258?
How do I fix CVE-2026-116258?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-116258 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-116258 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-116258 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-116258, GHSA-pvmf-fpv3-m5qh, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-116258.