CVE•Published 2026-07-02•Modified 2026-07-09•1 article on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-38971Ardupilot · Arduplane
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.1
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS percentile
36
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 64% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
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().
Timeline
Published 2026-07-02
Modified 2026-07-09
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-38971Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Ardupilot Arduplane"All exposed Ardupilot Arduplane instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Arduplane"HTTP body or banner mentions "Arduplane" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-38971Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-38971Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-38971Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-38971GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-38971" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.