CVE-2025-5640
PX4-Autopilot TRAJECTORY_REPRESENTATION_WAYPOINTS Message mavlink_receiver.cpp stack-based overflow
- Published
- Jun 5, 2025
- Updated
- Jun 5, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- VulDB
- Evidence observed
- Jun 26, 2025
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 60.4%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in PX4-Autopilot 1.12.3. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function MavlinkReceiver::handle_message_trajectory_representation_waypoints of the file mavlink_receiver.cpp of the component TRAJECTORY_REPRESENTATION_WAYPOINTS Message Handler. The manipulation leads to stack-based buffer overflow. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Sources
2Proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2025-5640, a stack buffer overflow in PX4 Military UAV Autopilot <=1.12.3. Sends crafted MAVLink packets to trigger denial of service via UDP, for authorized security testing and research.
Mohammed Idrees Banyamer · multiple · Jun 26, 2025
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