CVE-2024-24255

MEDIUMNVD 4.24.2—Elevated

4.2

A Race Condition discovered in geofence.cpp and mission_feasibility_checker.cpp in PX4 Autopilot 1.14 and earlier allows attackers to send drones on unintended missions.

CVSS v3: 4.2
EG Score: 4.2(medium)
EPSS: 12.6%
KEV: Not listed

Published

February 6, 2024

Last Modified

May 8, 2025

References (2)

cve@mitrehttps://github.com/Drone-Lab/PX4-Autopilot/blob/report-the-faliure-of-precheck/report-the-faliure-of-precheck.md
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/Drone-Lab/PX4-Autopilot/blob/report-the-faliure-of-precheck/report-the-faliure-of-precheck.md

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition)

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-24255?

CVE-2024-24255 is a medium vulnerability published on February 6, 2024. A Race Condition discovered in geofence.cpp and missionfeasibilitychecker.cpp in PX4 Autopilot 1.14 and earlier allows attackers to send drones on unintended missions.

When was CVE-2024-24255 disclosed?

CVE-2024-24255 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 6, 2024, with the most recent update on May 8, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2024-24255 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-24255 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 12.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-24255?

CVE-2024-24255 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.2 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2024-24255?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-24255, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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