CVE-2026-116261 libimobiledevice AFC File afc.c afc_file_open out-of-bounds
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-116261?
CVE-2026-116261 is a medium-severity vulnerability in libimobiledevice, published on 26 Oct 2026.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-116261?
How do I fix CVE-2026-116261?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-116261 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-116261 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-116261 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-116261, GHSA-qq89-fhwv-p2xp, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-116261.