ICSE 2026 (series) / SERP4IoT 2026 (series) / 8th International Workshop on Software Engineering Research and Practices for the IoT / Reverse Engineering and Control-Aware Security Analysis of the ArduPilot UAV Framework
Reverse Engineering and Control-Aware Security Analysis of the ArduPilot UAV Framework
Sat 18 Apr 2026 17:00 - 17:20 at Capri I - Development Support and Engineering & Reverse-engineering Chair(s): Rodrigo Morales
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technologies are gaining high interest for many domains, which makes UAV security of utmost importance. ArduPilot is among the most widely used open-source autopilot UAV frameworks; yet, many studies demonstrate the vulnerabilities affecting such systems. Vulnerabilities within its communication subsystems (including WiFi, telemetry, or GPS) expose critical entry points, and vulnerabilities in Ardupilot can affect the control procedure. In this paper, we reconstruct the software architecture and the control models implemented by ArduPilot and then examine how these control models could be misused to induce malicious behaviors while relying on legitimate inputs.
Sat 18 AprDisplayed time zone: Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil change
Sat 18 Apr
Displayed time zone: Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil change
16:00 - 17:30 | Development Support and Engineering & Reverse-engineeringSERP4IoT at Capri I Chair(s): Rodrigo Morales Concordia University | ||
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