A buffer overflow in PX4-Autopilot v1.12.3 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service…
Priority LOW 29CWE-120Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A buffer overflow in PX4-Autopilot v1.12.3 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted MavLink message.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0053 45th 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
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-38951
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h5ff-9jmg-gx4j
References
More Dronecode Px4 Drone Autopilot vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-24883 PX4-Autopilot Heap Buffer Overflow Bug CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-21564 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in PX4-Autopilot allows attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-13281 An issue discovered in Yuneec Mantis Q and PX4-Autopilot v 1.11.3 and below allow… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- 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-2026-21380 PX4 Autopilot versions 1.12.x through 1.15.x contain a protection mechanism failure in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2024-38951 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-38951 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h5ff-9jmg-gx4j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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