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.
Attack Parameters
Attack Vector
Network
Can be exploited remotely
Attack Complexity
Low
Easy to exploit
Attack Requirements
None
No additional conditions
Privileges Required
Low
Basic privileges needed
User Interaction
Passive
Minimal interaction
Impact Assessment
Confidentiality
Low
Partial data leak
Integrity
None
No data modification
Availability
None
No disruption
CVSS Vector v4.0
Weakness Type (CWE)
Vulnerable Products
n/a:libimobiledevice
References 5
https://vuldb.com/vuln/426300
VDB-426300 | libimobiledevice AFC File afc.c afc_file_open out-of-bounds
https://vuldb.com/vuln/426300/cti
VDB-426300 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-116261
CVE-2026-116261 | CVE Analysis and Report
https://vuldb.com/submit/1009970
Submit #1009970 | libimobiledevice fa0f79190142bc309307967c058f89c1b36eb6b8 - version 1.4.0 heap pointer leak
https://bohmid-com.vercel.app/#/article/blog-afc-writeup
NVD