CVE-2026-102809
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.48%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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 4.0
- 7.1 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.48% probability · 41th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-789
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
EPSS moved from 0.5% on 30 September 2026 to 0.5% on 26 October 2026.
References
- https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot
- https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/blob/d6f12ad1c4f70ad3230afd7d86e971421e02fef4/src/systemcmds/tests/test_file2.c#L86-L130
- https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/commit/46a77d8ad15e7929ef261c41083dffd1bbfa9f85
- https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/pull/28586
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/px4-autopilot-through-1.17.0-stack-exhaustion-via-tests-file2-command
- https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/pull/28586
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.