CVE-2026-86096
CVE-2026-86096
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.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-86096?
- CVE-2026-86096 is a medium-severity vulnerability, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2026-09-04.
- How severe is CVE-2026-86096?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.