---
id: "CVE-2026-116262"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-116262"]
title: "libimobiledevice: heap overflow in Web Inspector receive path enables remote attack"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["ios-tooling", "libimobiledevice", "package", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["not-using-libimobiledevice"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T12:17:06+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T12:29:53+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T12:31:44+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116262", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T12:29:53+00:00"}]
---

# libimobiledevice: heap overflow in Web Inspector receive path enables remote attack

libimobiledevice up to 1.4.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow in the webinspector_receive_with_timeout function of src/webinspector.c. A remote attacker can trigger it, and the exploit is public, but the sources do not say whether this gives code execution.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed libimobiledevice version with `ideviceinfo --version` or your package manager (unknown if the sources give a command)
- Confirm whether the Web Inspector component is in use on the host (unknown)

## Fix

- Move to a libimobiledevice release newer than `1.4.0` once the vendor ships one (unknown: the sources do not name a fixed version)
- The vendor did not respond to disclosure, so no official patch is confirmed (unknown)

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T12:29:53+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116262

## From the sources

A vulnerability was detected in libimobiledevice up to 1.4.0. The affected element is the function webinspector_receive_with_timeout of the file src/webinspector.c of the component Web Inspector. The manipulation results in heap-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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