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TI-2020-08290 Aliases CVE-2020-10283GHSA-p772-7p8w-gc5x

RVD#3317: MAVLink version handshaking allows for an attacker to bypass authentication

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-288Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-288.

Summary

The Micro Air Vehicle Link (MAVLink) protocol presents authentication mechanisms on its version 2.0 however according to its documentation, in order to maintain backwards compatibility, GCS and autopilot negotiate the version via the AUTOPILOT_VERSION message. Since this negotiation depends on the answer, an attacker may craft packages in a way that hints the autopilot to adopt version 1.0 of MAVLink for the communication. Given the lack of authentication capabilities in such version of MAVLink (refer to CVE-2020-10282), attackers may use this method to bypass authentication capabilities and interact with the autopilot directly.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0147 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
PX4MAVLink2.0—No fix listedCNA
  • MAVLink VendorPX4 Affected 2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dronecode:micro_air_vehicle_link:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0VulnerableDronecode
  • cpe:2.3:a:dronecode:micro_air_vehicle_link:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·Dronecode

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-10283
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p772-7p8w-gc5x

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2023-24883 PX4-Autopilot Heap Buffer Overflow Bug CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-25200 Zenoh uORB Subscriber Allows Arbitrary Stack Allocation (PX4/PX4-Autopilot) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
  • TI-2026-25198 PX4 autopilot has a global buffer overflow in crsf_rc via oversized variable-length known packet CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2026-25197 PX4 autopilot BST Device Name Length Can Overflow Driver Buffer CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2026-65506 PX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0 Stack Exhaustion via tests file2 Command CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2026-59272 PX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0 Use-After-Free in load_mon CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
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Sources

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