Description
A vulnerability was found in PX4 PX4-Autopilot up to 1.16.0. Affected by this issue is the function MavlinkLogHandler::state_listing/MavlinkLogHandler::log_entry_from_id of the file src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_log_handler.cpp. The manipulation results in stack-based buffer overflow. The attack is only possible with local access. The patch is identified as 338595edd1d235efd885fd5e9f45e7f9dcf4013d. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.
Affected products
dronecode: px4 drone autopilot
References7
- github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/pull/26124 ExploitPatch
- github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/pull/26124/commits/338595edd1d235e… Patch
- github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/26118 Exploit
- github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/26118 Exploit
- vuldb.com/?ctiid.338527 Permissions RequiredVDB Entry
- vuldb.com/?id.338527 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- vuldb.com/?submit.717323 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 4.0
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4.8
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/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 - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 16 · as of 11 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-119CWE-121CWE-787
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