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CVE-2023-46256

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-46256 is a critical heap buffer overflow vulnerability affecting PX4-Autopilot versions 1.14.0-rc1 and earlier, impacting drone flight control systems. This flaw, stemming from unchecked parserbuf_index values, allows for remote code execution and arbitrary data writing to heap memory, potentially leading to unexpected drone behavior or complete compromise. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no fix is currently available, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion at this time.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.13.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:dronecode:px4_drone_autopilot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.14.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:dronecode:px4_drone_autopilot:1.14.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.14.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:dronecode:px4_drone_autopilot:1.14.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.14.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:dronecode:px4_drone_autopilot:1.14.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

4.4MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
1.3
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.63%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
46.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0063 is in the 27th percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisoryvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / PX4/PX4-Autopilot/blob/main/src/drivers/distance_sensor/lightware_laser_serial/parser.cpp
Product
github.com / PX4/PX4-Autopilot/security/advisories/GHSA-5hvv-q2r5-rppw
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