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AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV N L N N U H N H 9.1 .0051 41.3 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed n/a n/a – —
TIMELINE Apr 6 Reserved by mitre Jul 2 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-38971. Public exploit reference added. Jul 2 Published (CNA: mitre)
ardupilot through Plane-4.6.3 was found to contain an out-of-bounds read issue in libraries/GCS_MAVLink/GCS_serial_control.cpp in GCS_MAVLINK::handle_serial_control().
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| April 6, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by mitre |
| July 2, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-38971. Public exploit reference added. |
| July 2, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: mitre) |
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | — | n/a | — |
Authoritative record: CVE-2026-38971 at cve.org
Weaknesses: CWE-125
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