CVE-2026-102808

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.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
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

Configurations

No configuration.

History

29 Sep 2026, 18:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-09-29 18:17

Updated : 2026-10-02 13:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-102808

Mitre link : CVE-2026-102808

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-102808

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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