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CVE-2026-32724 - Vulnerability Analysis

MediumCVSS: 5.3

Last Updated: March 16, 2026

PX4 autopilot - Use After Free

Published: March 16, 2026Updated: March 16, 2026PoC Available

Overview

PX4 autopilot < 1.17.0-rc1 contains a heap-use-after-free caused by a race condition between MAVLink receiver and telemetry sender threads in MavlinkShell::available(), letting remote attackers cause memory corruption via SERIAL_CONTROL messages.

Severity & Score

Severity: Medium

CVSS Score: 5.3

Impact

Remote attackers can cause memory corruption, potentially leading to denial of service or code execution.

Mitigation

Update to version 1.17.0-rc1 or later.

References

https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/security/advisories/GHSA-j5w2-w79c-mqrw

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Details

CVE ID: CVE-2026-32724
Severity: Medium
CVSS Score: 5.3
Type: use_after_free
Status: confirmed

CWE

CWE-416

CVSS Metrics

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H