CVE-2026-86097

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    CVE-2026-86097

    Published: 4 Sept 2026Last Modified: 12 Sept 2026

    Summary: PX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0 Null Pointer Dereference via param select

    Details: 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.

    References: https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/86xxx/CVE-2026-86097.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86097, https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/px4-autopilot-through-1.17.0-null-pointer-dereference-via-param-select, https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/commit/02eabc08c9b8cb1de525070cacb7ea0c495136f6, https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/pull/28475, https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot, https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/blob/v1.17.0/src/lib/parameters/parameters.cpp

    Affected packages

    Package

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -d6f12ad1c4f70ad3230afd7d86e971421e02fef4

    Affected versions

    v1.18.0-beta1
    v1.18.0-alpha1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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