CVE-2026-32743
MEDIUMCVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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2Description
PX4 is an open-source autopilot stack for drones and unmanned vehicles. Versions 1.17.0-rc2 and below are vulnerable to Stack-based Buffer Overflow through the MavlinkLogHandler, and are triggered via MAVLink log request. The LogEntry.filepath buffer is 60 bytes, but the sscanf function parses paths from the log list file with no width specifier, allowing a path longer than 60 characters to overflow the buffer. An attacker with MAVLink link access can trigger this by first creating deeply nested directories via MAVLink FTP, then requesting the log list. The flight controller MAVLink task crashes, losing telemetry and command capability and causing DoS. This issue has been fixed in this commit: https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/commit/616b25a280e229c24d5cf12a03dbf248df89c474.
Analysis
Stack-based buffer overflow in PX4 autopilot versions 1.17.0-rc2 and below allows attackers with MAVLink link access to crash the flight controller by exploiting an unconstrained sscanf operation in the MavlinkLogHandler. An attacker can trigger this by creating deeply nested directories via MAVLink FTP and then requesting the log list, causing the MAVLink task to crash and resulting in loss of telemetry and command capability. …
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Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Monitor vendor channels for patch availability.
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