CVE-2026-86096

PX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in TemperatureCalibration::start() due to a race condition between task spawning and object deletion. Attackers can trigger the calibration process via shell commands to write to freed heap memory, corrupting unrelated objects or allocator metadata and destabilizing heap operations.

CVSS v3 5.9 MEDIUM

5.9^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 4.2

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot
https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/blob/v1.17.0/src/modules/temperature_compensation/temperature_calibration/task.cpp
https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/commit/b182e523d154fe029a49b48bb5f9d3d6693bc6bb
https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/pull/28487
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/px4-autopilot-through-1.17.0-use-after-free-via-temperature-calibration-task-startup

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-09-04 23:18

Updated : 2026-09-10 16:18

NVD link : CVE-2026-86096

Mitre link : CVE-2026-86096

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-86096

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

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