Local privilege escalation in NI-PAL_CVE-2026-8036

8.4 / 10

HIGH

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Description

Improper input validation in NI-PAL may allow a local authenticated user to access arbitrary system memory, potentially leading to privilege escalation. This vulnerability affects NI-PAL 26.3.0 and prior versions on Windows and Linux.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-8036

Source NI

Published Jun 2, 2026 at 17:26

Affected Product

Vendor NI

Product NI-PAL

Affected Versions NI NI-PAL 0

CWE Classification

CWE-1285

References

www.ni.com /en/support/security/available-critical-and-security-updates-for-ni-software/2026/invalid-input-validation-vulnerabilities-in-ni-pal.html

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