CVE-2026-116258
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
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.
Severity
LOW
CVSS score
2.1
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-26 11:16:37.500000
Last modified
2026-10-26 13:41:11.497000
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"published": "2026-10-26T11:16:37.500",
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"url": "https://bohmid-com.vercel.app/#/article/blog-afc-writeup",
"source": "[email protected]"
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