CVE-2026-84698 (GCVE-0-2026-84698)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-02 00:37 – Updated: 2026-09-02 00:37
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
PX4 Autopilot sd_bench Heap Buffer Overflow via Block Size
Summary
PX4 Autopilot contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the sd_bench command that writes a four-byte block number into a user-supplied sized allocation. Attackers can invoke sd_bench with a block size below four bytes to overflow the heap buffer and potentially execute code or crash the system.
Severity
CWE
- CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds Write
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot | product |
| https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/28373 | issue-tracking |
| https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/blob/v1.17.0… | technical-description |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/px4-autopilo… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PX4 | PX4-Autopilot |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.17.0
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:px4:autopilot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Date Public
2026-08-25 00:00
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