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CVE-2026-26741· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

PX4 Autopilot versions 1.12.x through 1.15.x contain a logic flaw in the mode switching mechanism.

PX4 Autopilot versions 1.12.x through 1.15.x contain a logic flaw in the mode switching mechanism. When switching from Auto mode to Manual mode while the drone is in the "ARMED" state (after landing and before the automatic disarm triggered by the COM_DISARM_LAND parameter), the system lacks a throttle threshold safety check for the physical throttle stick. This flaw can directly cause the drone to lose control, experience rapid uncontrolled ascent (flyaway), and result in property damage

HighCVSS 8.1 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Mar 10, 2026
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.3% · 19th percentile
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Action score

32

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
32 / 40 · 8.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.3%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
proof of concept
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
dronecodepx4 drone autopilot

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • dronecode px4 drone autopilot1.12.0 and later · before 1.16.0

Same product

dronecode: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2023-46256PX4-Autopilot Heap Buffer Overflow Bug
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2026-32708Zenoh uORB Subscriber Allows Arbitrary Stack Allocation (PX4/PX4-Autopilot)
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2026-32706PX4 autopilot has a global buffer overflow in crsf_rc via oversized variable-length known packet
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2026-26742PX4 Autopilot versions 1.12.x through 1.15.x contain a protection mechanism failure in the "Re-arm Grace Period" logic.
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2024-40427Stack Buffer Overflow in PX4-Autopilot v1.14.3, which allows attackers to execute commands to exploit this vulnerability and cause the progr
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2024-38952PX4-Autopilot v1.14.3 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the topic_name parameter at /logger/logged_topics.cpp.
    30Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2026-267420 days apartPX4 Autopilot versions 1.12.x through 1.15.x contain a protection mechanism failure in the "Re-arm Grace Period" logic.
    32Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone on the same network segment can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Adjacent
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-862 · Missing Authorization

CVSS vector

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

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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