CVE-2026-86096
PX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0 Use-After-Free via Temperature Calibration Task Startup
Description
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.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:AAttack VectorAdjacent
AC:HAttack ComplexityHigh
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentialityNone
I:LIntegrityLow
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
PX4
oss-projectaka autopilot, mavlink, px4-autopilot
Exploitability
No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
References
https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/pull/28487
github.com
https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/commit/b182e523d154fe029a49b48bb5f9d3d6693bc6bb
github.com
https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot
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