CVE-2026-116260 libimobiledevice AFC Service afc.c service_receive double free
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-116260?
CVE-2026-116260 is a medium-severity vulnerability in libimobiledevice, published on 26 Oct 2026.
Official description
A weakness has been identified in libimobiledevice up to 1.4.0. This issue affects the function service_receive of the file src/afc.c of the component AFC Service. Executing a manipulation can lead to double free. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-116260?
How do I fix CVE-2026-116260?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-116260 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-116260 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-116260 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-116260, GHSA-37ch-7vcr-862r, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-116260.