CVE-2024-24255

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Published Feb 6, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 4.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A Race Condition discovered in geofence.cpp and mission_feasibility_checker.cpp in PX4 Autopilot 1.14 and earlier allows attackers to send drones on unintended missions.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dronecode:px4_drone_autopilot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-21679	A Race Condition discovered in geofence.cpp and mission_feasibility_checker.cpp in PX4 Autopilot 1.14 and earlier allows attackers to send drones on unintended missions.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.335% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/Drone-Lab/PX4-Autopilot/blob/report-the-faliure-of-precheck/report-the-faliure-of-precheck.md

History

May 8, 2025 7:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Dronecode Px4 Drone Autopilot

Weaknesses

CWE-362

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 8, 2025, 7:03 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 6, 2024, 12:00 AM
Updated: May 8, 2025, 7:03 PM
Reserved: Jan 25, 2024, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 11:19 PM

Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 11:19 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 7:14 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 6, 2024, 11:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 7:14 AM

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