CVE-2026-32709

PX4 Autopilot MAVLink FTP Unauthenticated Path Traversal (Arbitrary File Read/Write/Delete)

Published Mar 13, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
PX4 autopilot is a flight control solution for drones. Prior to 1.17.0-rc2, An unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability in the PX4 Autopilot MAVLink FTP implementation allows any MAVLink peer to read, write, create, delete, and rename arbitrary files on the flight controller filesystem without authentication. On NuttX targets, the FTP root directory is an empty string, meaning attacker-supplied paths are passed directly to filesystem syscalls with no prefix or sanitization for read operations. On POSIX targets (Linux companion computers, SITL), the write-path validation function unconditionally returns true, providing no protection. A TOCTOU race condition in the write validation on NuttX further allows bypassing the only existing guard. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.17.0-rc2.

Remediation

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Dronecode
Dronecode px4 Drone Autopilot
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:dronecode:px4_drone_autopilot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dronecode:px4_drone_autopilot:1.17.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dronecode:px4_drone_autopilot:1.17.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dronecode:px4_drone_autopilot:1.17.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Dronecode
Dronecode px4 Drone Autopilot
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First Time appeared Px4
Px4 px4-autopilot
Vendors & Products Px4
Px4 px4-autopilot
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Description PX4 autopilot is a flight control solution for drones. Prior to 1.17.0-rc2, An unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability in the PX4 Autopilot MAVLink FTP implementation allows any MAVLink peer to read, write, create, delete, and rename arbitrary files on the flight controller filesystem without authentication. On NuttX targets, the FTP root directory is an empty string, meaning attacker-supplied paths are passed directly to filesystem syscalls with no prefix or sanitization for read operations. On POSIX targets (Linux companion computers, SITL), the write-path validation function unconditionally returns true, providing no protection. A TOCTOU race condition in the write validation on NuttX further allows bypassing the only existing guard. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.17.0-rc2.
Title PX4 Autopilot MAVLink FTP Unauthenticated Path Traversal (Arbitrary File Read/Write/Delete)
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Mar 17, 2026, 3:12 PM
Reserved
Mar 13, 2026, 2:33 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 16, 2026, 2:19 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:36 AM