{"cve":"CVE-2026-86096","nvd":{"published":"2026-09-04T23:18:03.377","modified":"2026-09-10T16:18:01.297","status":"Awaiting Analysis","description":"PX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in TemperatureCalibration::start() due to a race condition between task spawning and object deletion. Attackers can trigger the calibration process via shell commands to write to freed heap memory, corrupting unrelated objects or allocator metadata and destabilizing heap operations.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":6.0},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H","score":5.9},"cwes":["CWE-416"],"references":["https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot","https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/blob/v1.17.0/src/modules/temperature_compensation/temperature_calibration/task.cpp","https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/commit/b182e523d154fe029a49b48bb5f9d3d6693bc6bb","https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/pull/28487","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/px4-autopilot-through-1.17.0-use-after-free-via-temperature-calibration-task-startup"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:52:03.409947763+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-86096","score":0.00332,"percentile":0.26453,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}