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CVE-2025-5640
MEDIUM

PX4-Autopilot TRAJECTORY_REPRESENTATION_WAYPOINTS Message mavlink_receiver.cpp stack-based overflow

Published Jun 5, 2025 · Updated Nov 3, 2026

Severity · CVSSMEDIUM · Not scored
Known exploitationNot listed
EPSS / likelihood1.06%
QFinch risk scoreNot available

Original summary

Normalized public record · Updated Nov 3, 2026

PX4-Autopilot TRAJECTORY_REPRESENTATION_WAYPOINTS Message mavlink_receiver.cpp stack-based overflow

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QFinch assessment

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.

Evidence: public source records

Affected products

Affected scope reported by the available public evidence
Affected package, product or rangeFix status
Consult the referenced vendor advisory for affected versions.Consult source advisory

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Remediation

Apply the vendor-supported fixed release or mitigation, then verify the affected component is no longer reachable.

  1. Confirm the affected product and reachable code path exist in your environment.
  2. Apply the vendor-supported patch or mitigation from the primary advisory.
  3. Rescan the exact deployed revision and retain verification evidence.
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Evidence coverage

FIRST-EPSSCVE-LIST-V5
SSVC priority
LOW
Confidence
Not available
Aliases
None reported

Scores appear only when corresponding evidence exists. Missing data is never interpreted as zero risk.

Sources and record history

  1. VDB-311127 | PX4-Autopilot TRAJECTORY_REPRESENTATION_WAYPOINTS Message mavlink_receiver.cpp stack-based overflow ↗
  2. VDB-311127 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) ↗
  3. Submit #584889 | px4 1.12.3 stack-buffer-overflow ↗
  4. Source repository ↗
  5. Source repository ↗

Record history

Published Jun 5, 2025 · Last refreshed Nov 3, 2026