CVE-2026-102808
PX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the sd_stress…
- Risk score
- 42/100
- CVSS
- 6.5 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.2%
- Published
- 29 Sep 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- PX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the sd_stress command where the -b byte count parameter is parsed without validation before being passed to malloc() and memset(). Attackers with shell access, including through MAVLink, can supply invalid byte count values to crash the …
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 6.5 medium
References
- https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot
- https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/blob/d6f12ad1c4f70ad3230afd7d86e971421e02fef4/src/systemcmds/sd_stress/sd_stress.cpp#L186-L204
- https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/commit/c865dc9fde14d1391916775153aa271603c3c592
- https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/pull/28795
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/px4-autopilot-through-1.17.0-null-pointer-dereference-via-sd-stress
Original description
PX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the sd_stress command where the -b byte count parameter is parsed without validation before being passed to malloc() and memset(). Attackers with shell access, including through MAVLink, can supply invalid byte count values to crash the flight controller.
Last activity 29 Sep 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.