CVE-2026-102809

PX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0 Stack Exhaustion via tests file2 Command

7.1 High

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Adjacent network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.48%Unchanged since Sep 30, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.1

PX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0 Stack Exhaustion via tests file2 Command

Record: CVE-2026-102809
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
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-789
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-89109 7.1

Record: EUVD-2026-89109
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
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cxqf-5vcw-ch3g 7.1

PX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0 contains an uncontrolled stack allocation vulnerability in the file2...

Record: GHSA-cxqf-5vcw-ch3g
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/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-789
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.1

Record: CVE-2026-102809
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/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-789
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.1

PX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0 Stack Exhaustion via tests file2 Command

Record: CVE-2026-102809
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
Weakness: CWE-789
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

px4 px4-autopilot

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-102809 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Px4 Px4-autopilot, published September 29, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.