CVE-2026-116262 libimobiledevice Web Inspector webinspector.c webinspector_receive_with_timeout heap-based overflow
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-116262?
CVE-2026-116262 is a medium-severity vulnerability in libimobiledevice, published on 26 Oct 2026.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-116262?
How do I fix CVE-2026-116262?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-116262 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-116262 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-116262 exists.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-116262, GHSA-8g7p-f8h6-7fv5, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-116262.