CVE-2026-78251

Critical

Description

DJI drones contain an FTP service that uses hardcoded credentials shared across affected models and permits authenticated users to upload files without limits on file size, file count, or total storage consumed in **/blackbox/upgrade/**, as well as overwrite existing files in that directory. An attacker with access to the drone's internal network or USB RNDIS interface can exhaust the available storage, preventing the aircraft from writing flight records, logs, and telemetry and potentially preventing subsequent firmware updates. Uploaded files persist across reboot and factory reset. Affected models are DJI Neo until 01.00.0400, DJI Neo 2 until 01.00.0500, DJI Flip until 01.00.1200, DJI Air 3 until 01.00.1600, DJI Air 3S until 01.00.1400, DJI Avata 2 until 01.00.0400, DJI Avata 360 until 01.00.0300, DJI Mavic 3 until 01.00.1400, DJI Mavic 3 Classic until 01.00.0800, DJI Mavic 3 Pro until 01.01.0700, DJI Mavic 4 Pro until 01.00.0500, DJI Mini 2 until 01.07.0200, DJI Mini 3 until 01.00.0500, DJI Mini 3 Pro until 01.00.0900, DJI Mini 4 Pro until 01.00.1100, and DJI Mini 5 Pro until 01.00.0600. Remediation requires a firmware update from the vendor.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.3
Exploit probability—
ProductFlip
PublishedAug 27, 2026
First seenAug 27, 2026

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
DJI Flipv ≤ 01.00.1200—
DJI Neov ≤ 01.00.0400—
DJI Neo 2v ≤ 01.00.0500—
DJI Air 3v ≤ 01.00.1600—
DJI Air 3Sv ≤ 01.00.1400—
DJI Avata 2v ≤ 01.00.0400—
DJI Avata 360v ≤ 01.00.0300—
DJI Mavic 3v ≤ 01.00.1400—
DJI Mavic 3 Classicv ≤ 01.00.0800—
DJI Mavic 3 Prov ≤ 01.01.0700—
DJI Mavic 4 Prov ≤ 01.00.0500—
DJI Mini 2v ≤ 01.07.0200—
DJI Mini 3v ≤ 01.00.0500—
DJI Mini 3 Prov ≤ 01.00.0900—
DJI Mini 4 Prov ≤ 01.00.1100—
DJI Mini 5 Prov ≤ 01.00.0600—

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