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Vulnerability · Published Oct 26, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2026-116259libimobiledevice Device Info afc.c afc_get_device_info_key memory corruption

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity memory corruption in libimobiledevice. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A security flaw has been discovered in libimobiledevice up to 1.4.0. This vulnerability affects the function afc_get_device_info_key of the file src/afc.c of the component Device Info Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument Value results in memory corruption. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12libimobiledeviceno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-116259
Debian:13libimobiledeviceno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-116259
Debian:14libimobiledeviceno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-116259
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlibimobiledeviceno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-116259
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlibimobiledeviceno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-116259
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlibimobiledeviceno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-116259
Ubuntu:26.10libimobiledeviceno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-116259

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a libimobiledevice 1.01.11.21.31.4.0

Weakness: CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:C

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