Description
PX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the load_mon module's stop path where exit_and_cleanup() deletes the LoadMon object and frees the performance counter before perf_end() attempts to access it. Attackers can trigger this vulnerability by issuing the load_mon stop command from any PXH or MAVLink shell, causing reads and writes through freed memory that corrupt heap objects and destabilize the flight stack.
Published: 2026-09-08
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Description PX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the load_mon module's stop path where exit_and_cleanup() deletes the LoadMon object and frees the performance counter before perf_end() attempts to access it. Attackers can trigger this vulnerability by issuing the load_mon stop command from any PXH or MAVLink shell, causing reads and writes through freed memory that corrupt heap objects and destabilize the flight stack.
Title PX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0 Use-After-Free in load_mon
First Time appeared Px4
Px4 autopilot
Weaknesses CWE-416
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:px4:autopilot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Px4
Px4 autopilot
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-08T12:20:00.829Z

Reserved: 2026-09-08T10:58:30.836Z

Link: CVE-2026-86713

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-08T12:17:00.150

Modified: 2026-09-08T12:17:00.150

Link: CVE-2026-86713

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