CVE-2026-86097

MEDIUM 6.5

PX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0 Null Pointer Dereference via param select

CVSS Score

6.5

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

PX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0 contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability in param_set_default_file() and param_set_backup_file() functions that allows attackers to crash the autopilot process. Attackers can invoke 'param select' or 'param select-backup' commands with no path argument from any PX4 shell to trigger the crash.

CWE	CWE-476
Vendor	px4
Product	px4-autopilot
Published	Sep 4, 2026
Last Updated	Sep 8, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Affected Versions

PX4 / PX4-Autopilot

0 ≤ 1.17.0

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

github.com: https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/pull/28475 github.com: https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/commit/02eabc08c9b8cb1de525070cacb7ea0c495136f6 github.com: https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot github.com: https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/blob/v1.17.0/src/lib/parameters/parameters.cpp vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/px4-autopilot-through-1.17.0-null-pointer-dereference-via-param-select

Credits

Xiaoyang Chen