Description
PX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the load_mon module's stop path where exit_and_cleanup() deletes the LoadMon object and frees the performance counter before perf_end() attempts to access it. Attackers can trigger this vulnerability by issuing the load_mon stop command from any PXH or MAVLink shell, causing reads and writes through freed memory that corrupt heap objects and destabilize the flight stack.
References6
- github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot
- github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/blob/v1.17.0/src/modules/load_mon/…
- github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/commit/354823e2efd8dd7ac47f4b8984b…
- github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/pull/28544
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/px4-autopilot-through-1.17.0-use-a…
- github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/pull/28544
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.1
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H - CVSS 4.0
-
7.1
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/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: 33 · as of 3 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-416
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