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title: "CVE-2026-71644: Robotics-STAR-Lab RACER Tested - Unsafe Trajectory Planning"
description: "Robotics-STAR-Lab RACER Tested commit abcdef1234567890 contains an unsafe trajectory planning vulnerability caused by a missing default case in the FSM stopping swarm trajectory publishing when drone enters IDLE, letting attackers cause UAV collisions, exploit requires control over drone state."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-71644/
---

# CVE-2026-71644 Robotics-STAR-Lab RACER Tested - Unsafe Trajectory Planning

Robotics-STAR-Lab RACER Tested commit abcdef1234567890 contains an unsafe trajectory planning vulnerability caused by a missing default case in the FSM stopping swarm trajectory publishing when drone enters IDLE, letting attackers cause UAV collisions, exploit requires control over drone state.

CVSS base score 9.8 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

EPSS

0.65% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71644)

## Details

Type

Unsafe Trajectory Planning

Impact

Denial Of Service

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

11 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-843](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/843.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to a version that includes a default case in the FSM to prevent unsafe trajectory planning or latest available version.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71644](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71644)
- [https://github.com/Robotics-STAR-Lab/RACER](https://github.com/Robotics-STAR-Lab/RACER)
- [https://github.com/Robotics-STAR-Lab/RACER/issues/50](https://github.com/Robotics-STAR-Lab/RACER/issues/50)
- [https://gist.github.com/DongJiaxin0422/6c39c3c59236bc2c8ec4b4182284fa7e](https://gist.github.com/DongJiaxin0422/6c39c3c59236bc2c8ec4b4182284fa7e)

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