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TI-2026-65506 Aliases CVE-2026-102809GHSA-cxqf-5vcw-ch3g

PX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0 Stack Exhaustion via tests file2 Command

Priority MEDIUM 64CWE-789Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-789.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00483 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
PX4PX4-Autopilotup to 1.17.0—No fix listedCNA
  • PX4-Autopilot VendorPX4 Affected up to 1.17.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dronecode:px4_drone_autopilot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Dronecode
  • cpe:2.3:a:dronecode:px4_drone_autopilot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Dronecode

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-102809
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cxqf-5vcw-ch3g

References

Patch 2

Other 2

  • 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-2026-59272 PX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0 Use-After-Free in load_mon CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2026-58898 PX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0 Null Pointer Dereference via param select CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
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Sources

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