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Critical · 9.8 CVE-2026-1579 EUVD-2026-17614

PX4 Autopilot Missing authentication for critical function

Published Mar 31, 2026 · Updated Mar 31, 2026 · Assigned by icscert

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
PX4 Autopilot v1.16.0 SITL —

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