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CVE-2026-116261: libimobiledevice

Affects libimobiledeviceSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-116261· Medium 5.1

Public exploit available · CVSS 5.1 Medium : patch libimobiledevice as a priority.

Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 22:31 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.1Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 26 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: evidence found.

    CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 26.10libimobiledevicepkg:deb/ubuntu/libimobiledevice?arch=source&distro=stonkingOther threatsAffected
  • =1.4.0-1build1
  • =1.4.0-1build2
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlibimobiledevicepkg:deb/ubuntu/libimobiledevice?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threatsAffected
  • =1.3.0+git20250228-2
  • =1.4.0-1
  • =1.4.0-1build1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlibimobiledevicepkg:deb/ubuntu/libimobiledevice?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • 1.3.0-7 – 1.3.0-8.1build3
5 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlibimobiledevicepkg:deb/ubuntu/libimobiledevice?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • 1.3.0-6 – 1.3.0-6build3
4 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 20.04 LTSlibimobiledevicepkg:deb/ubuntu/libimobiledevice?arch=source&distro=focalOther threatsAffected
  • 1.2.1~git20181030.92c5462-1 – 1.2.1~git20191129.9f79242-1build1
6 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 18.04 LTSlibimobiledevicepkg:deb/ubuntu/libimobiledevice?arch=source&distro=bionicOther threatsAffected
  • =1.2.0+dfsg-3.1ubuntu3
  • =1.2.1~git20171128.5a854327+dfsg-0.1
Fixed in–

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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.

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