Critical Authentication Bypass in PX4 Autopilot Allows Remote Drone Takeover

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PX4 Autopilot version v1.16.0 is vulnerable to a critical authentication bypass (CVE-2026-1579) that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands via the MAVLink protocol. This flaw enables full system takeover of drones and autonomous vehicles used in defense and transportat

Published 1 Apr 2026
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