CVE-2026-102809PX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0 Stack Exhaustion via tests file2 Command
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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.
- CVSS
- 6.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-789
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Sep 29, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
PX4 PX4-Autopilot px4:autopilot (from the name) | through 1.17.0 | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/pull/28586issue-tracking, patch
- https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/commit/46a77d8ad15e7929ef261c41083dffd1bbfa9f85patch
- https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/blob/d6f12ad1c4f70ad3230afd7d86e971421e02fef4/src/systemcmds/tests/test_file2.c#L86-L130technical-description
- https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilotproduct
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/px4-autopilot-through-1.17.0-stack-exhaustion-via-tests-file2-commandthird-party-advisory
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