Vulnerability · Published Jun 5, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2025-5640PX4-Autopilot TRAJECTORY_REPRESENTATION_WAYPOINTS Message mavlink_receiver.cpp stack-based overflow

Low 3.3

In plain English

A low-severity stack buffer overflow in PX4-Autopilot. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 65% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.3Low

Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 35.2% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official description

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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	PX4-Autopilot	1.12.3

Weakness: CWE-121, CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

References

VDB-311127 | PX4-Autopilot TRAJECTORY_REPRESENTATION_WAYPOINTS Message mavlink_receiver.cpp stack-based overflow vdb-entry, technical-description
VDB-311127 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
Submit #584889 | px4 1.12.3 stack-buffer-overflow third-party-advisory
https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24915 issue-tracking
https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24915#issue-3091040552 exploit, issue-tracking