# CVE-2026-86713: PX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0 Use-After-Free in load\_mon

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-09-08 · Updated: 2026-09-08

## Affected

- PX4 PX4-Autopilot: through 1.17.0

## Description

PX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the load_mon module's stop path where exit_and_cleanup() deletes the LoadMon object and frees the performance counter before perf_end() attempts to access it. Attackers can trigger this vulnerability by issuing the load_mon stop command from any PXH or MAVLink shell, causing reads and writes through freed memory that corrupt heap objects and destabilize the flight stack.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on PX4 PX4-Autopilot, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/pull/28544
- https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/commit/354823e2efd8dd7ac47f4b8984b8e0fb06dc3b79
- https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot
- https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/blob/v1.17.0/src/modules/load_mon/LoadMon.cpp
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/px4-autopilot-through-1.17.0-use-after-free-in-load-mon

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