CVE-2026-102808: PX4 Autopilot NULL pointer dereference in sd_stress command

CVE-2026-102808 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2026-09-29

PX4 Autopilot is the flight control software for unmanned aircraft systems. The sd_stress command contains a vulnerability that can crash the flight controller when attackers with shell access provide invalid input parameters. An attacker with MAVLink access to the flight controller can trigger a denial of service condition that disables the aircraft.

Technologies: Px4 Autopilot. Vendors: Px4.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-102808 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-102808 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-102808?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 29 September 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Px4 Autopilot through 1.17.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-102808?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-102808 attacked?
It is attacked over the network or with local access, in device firmware.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-102808?
Check whether you run Px4 Autopilot at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the sd_stress command where the -b byte count parameter is parsed without validation before being passed to malloc() and memset(). Attackers with shell access or through the MAVLink protocol can supply invalid byte count values to trigger a crash. The vulnerability affects PX4 Autopilot through version 1.17.0.

Affected products

  • PX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0

Timeline

  • 2026-09-29: disclosed

References

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