CVE-2024-40427
Stack Buffer Overflow in PX4-Autopilot v1.14.3, which allows attackers to execute commands to...
Stack Buffer Overflow in PX4-Autopilot v1.14.3, which allows attackers to execute commands to exploit this vulnerability and cause the program to refuse to execute
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Stack Buffer Overflow in PX4-Autopilot v1.14.3, which allows attackers to execute commands to exploit this vulnerability and cause the program to refuse to execute
- Record
CVE-2024-40427- CVSS 3.1
- 7.9 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-38810
Stack Buffer Overflow in PX4-Autopilot v1.14.3, which allows attackers to execute commands to exploit this vulnerability and cause the program to refuse to execute
- Record
EUVD-2024-38810- CVSS 3.1
- 7.9 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w3wc-83g3-v333
Stack Buffer Overflow in PX4-Autopilot v1.14.3, which allows attackers to execute commands to...
Stack Buffer Overflow in PX4-Autopilot v1.14.3, which allows attackers to execute commands to exploit this vulnerability and cause the program to refuse to execute
- Record
GHSA-w3wc-83g3-v333- CVSS 3.1
- 7.9 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Stack Buffer Overflow in PX4-Autopilot v1.14.3, which allows attackers to execute commands to exploit this vulnerability and cause the program to refuse to execute
- Record
CVE-2024-40427- CVSS 3.1
- 7.9 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Stack Buffer Overflow in PX4-Autopilot v1.14.3, which allows attackers to execute commands to exploit this vulnerability and cause the program to refuse to execute
- Record
CVE-2024-40427- CVSS 3.1
- 7.9 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-40427 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.9) in Dronecode Px4 Drone Autopilot, published January 7, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/security/advisories/GHSA-55wq-2hgm-75m4
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40427