Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Mar 16, 2026· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2026-32724
CVE-2026-32724
Description
PX4 autopilot is a flight control solution for drones. Prior to 1.17.0-rc1, a heap-use-after-free is detected in the MavlinkShell::available() function. The issue is caused by a race condition between the MAVLink receiver thread (which handles shell creation/destruction) and the telemetry sender thread (which polls the shell for available output). The issue is remotely triggerable via MAVLink SERIAL_CONTROL messages (ID 126), which can be sent by an external ground station or automated script. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.17.0-rc1.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:dronecode:px4_drone_autopilot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:dronecode:px4_drone_autopilot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <1.17.0
- cpe:2.3:a:dronecode:px4_drone_autopilot:1.17.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dronecode:px4_drone_autopilot:1.17.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
<1.17.0-rc1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <1.17.0-rc1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.17.0-rc1
Patches
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References
1- github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/security/advisories/GHSA-j5w2-w79c-mqrwnvdExploitVendor Advisory
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