CVE-2026-86097: NULL Pointer Dereference in PX4 PX4-Autopilot
PX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0 contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability in param_set_default_file() and param_set_backup_file() functions that allows attackers to crash the autopilot process. Attackers can invoke 'param select' or 'param select-backup' commands with no path argument from any PX4 shell to trigger the crash.
CVE-2026-86097: NULL Pointer Dereference in PX4 PX4-Autopilot
Description
PX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0 contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability in param_set_default_file() and param_set_backup_file() functions that allows attackers to crash the autopilot process. Attackers can invoke 'param select' or 'param select-backup' commands with no path argument from any PX4 shell to trigger the crash.
CVSS v4.0
Score 7.1high
Affected software
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Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-04T22:17:33.193Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a9b4bc3acd9273b49619dd9
Added to database: 09/04/2026, 22:52:51 UTC
Last updated: 09/04/2026, 23:37:04 UTC
Views: 6
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