CVE-2026-86096
mediumPX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in TemperatureCalibration::start() due to a race condition between task spawning and objec…
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.
CVSS
5.9
5.9 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (disclosure@vulncheck.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-09-04 23:18
Modified: 2026-09-10 16:18
NVD status: Awaiting Analysis
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:50 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/blob/v1.17.0/src/modules/temperature_compensation/tem... disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/commit/b182e523d154fe029a49b48bb5f9d3d6693bc6bb disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/pull/28487 disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/px4-autopilot-through-1.17.0-use-after-free-via-tempe... disclosure@vulncheck.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 06:50 UTC · record ↗