Skip to main content
VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2026-102809: PX4-Autopilot · Excessive Memory Allocation

Affects PX4-AutopilotSource CVE Database V5

0
Compare

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High.

Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
7.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 42% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 29 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  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), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
PX4PX4-AutopilotAffected
  • <=1.17.0
Fixed in–
GitHubpx4/PX4-Autopilotpkg:github/px4/PX4-AutopilotOther threatsAffected
  • <=1.17.0
Fixed in–

Check your own hosts for these packages with threat-finder (opens in a new tab), our free open-source scanner.

AI-suggested

Until an official fix is available, restrict shell access to trusted users only to prevent exploitation. Monitor vendor channels for patches addressing this vulnerability.

Description

PX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0 contains an uncontrolled stack allocation vulnerability in the file2 test command that fails to validate the write chunk size parameter. Attackers with shell access can supply an excessively large value to the -c option to trigger stack overflow and crash the flight controller.

References

Community reviews

Loading reviews…