CVE-2026-116258

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.

CVSS v3 6.3 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 6.5 MEDIUM

6.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

6.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://bohmid-com.vercel.app/#/article/blog-afc-writeup
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-116258
https://vuldb.com/submit/1009966
https://vuldb.com/vuln/426297
https://vuldb.com/vuln/426297/cti

Configurations

No configuration.

History

26 Oct 2026, 11:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-26 11:16

Updated : 2026-10-26 13:41

NVD link : CVE-2026-116258

Mitre link : CVE-2026-116258

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-116258

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

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