9.8

CVE-2026-1579: px4 autopilot

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalAnalyzed
Published 31-03-2026Last modified 31-03-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-1579 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in px4 autopilot. EPSS estimates a 0.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.93%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 31-03-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 31-03-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.93%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

60%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.93% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.93%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Px41 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

4 links