CVE-2026-1579

9.3 criticalEPSS 1.0%

Critical (9.3) in px4 autopilot. EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The MAVLink communication protocol does not require cryptographic authentication by default. When MAVLink 2.0 message signing is not enabled, any message -- including SERIAL_CONTROL, which provides interactive shell access -- can be sent by an unauthenticated party with access to the MAVLink interface. PX4 provides MAVLink 2.0 message signing as the cryptographic authentication mechanism for all MAVLink communication. When signing is enabled, unsigned messages are rejected at the protocol level.

Severity

CVSS 4.0

9.3 critical

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

9.8 critical

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

EPSS: 1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 61% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-306
Published: 2026-03-31
Modified: 2026-07-29
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

px4:autopilot

References

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