CVE-2026-116260
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Double Free in libimobiledevice AFC Service

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-116260, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-10-26

Last updated on: 2026-10-26

Assigner: VulDB

Description

A weakness has been identified in libimobiledevice up to 1.4.0. This issue affects the function service_receive of the file src/afc.c of the component AFC Service. Executing a manipulation can lead to double free. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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Published
2026-10-26
Last Modified
2026-10-26
Generated
2026-10-26
AI Q&A
2026-10-26
EPSS Evaluated
N/A
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Affected Vendors & Products

Showing 5 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
n/a libimobiledevice 1.0
n/a libimobiledevice 1.1
n/a libimobiledevice 1.2
n/a libimobiledevice 1.3
n/a libimobiledevice 1.4.0

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Exploitability

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CWE ID Description
CWE-119 The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
CWE-415 The product calls free() twice on the same memory address.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a double free issue in libimobiledevice up to version 1.4.0. It exists in the service_receive function of the file src/afc.c, specifically in the AFC Service component. A double free occurs when memory is freed twice, which can lead to crashes or arbitrary code execution. The attack can be performed remotely, and a public exploit is available.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service on systems using vulnerable versions of libimobiledevice. Since the attack can be performed remotely, it poses a risk to any application or system that interacts with iOS devices via this library.

Mitigation Strategies

Update libimobiledevice to the latest version beyond 1.4.0 to address the double free vulnerability in the AFC service component.

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