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CVE-2026-8036

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.
Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:50078fefa07ae5e020b542e33ddb8f8c7d9cd446b60c0e89ef6a80b1c5f54e01
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
1

Preserved source conflicts

No provider value was silently selected as the winner.

cvss · 2 assertions

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  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:bb38f5fa13c10ead9061f5ec45c33dc8c6da7e7a0def52c7078dd5934a787109 · sha256:4a1524b43e0b6bff… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0

{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":7.1,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:bb38f5fa13c10ead9061f5ec45c33dc8c6da7e7a0def52c7078dd5934a787109 · sha256:4a1524b43e0b6bff… · /containers/cna/metrics/1/cvssV3_1

Affected products and versions

1 source assertion
{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"NI-PAL","vendor":"NI","versions":[{"lessThanOrEqual":"26.3.0","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"semver"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:bb38f5fa13c10ead9061f5ec45c33dc8c6da7e7a0def52c7078dd5934a787109 · sha256:4a1524b43e0b6bff… · /containers/cna/affected/0

Provider-owned CVSS observations

2 source assertions
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  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:bb38f5fa13c10ead9061f5ec45c33dc8c6da7e7a0def52c7078dd5934a787109 · sha256:4a1524b43e0b6bff… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0
{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":7.1,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:bb38f5fa13c10ead9061f5ec45c33dc8c6da7e7a0def52c7078dd5934a787109 · sha256:4a1524b43e0b6bff… · /containers/cna/metrics/1/cvssV3_1

CWE assertions

1 source assertion
{"cweId":"CWE-1285","description":"CWE-1285 Improper validation of specified index, position, or offset in input","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:bb38f5fa13c10ead9061f5ec45c33dc8c6da7e7a0def52c7078dd5934a787109 · sha256:4a1524b43e0b6bff… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

Source references

1 source assertion
{"url":"https://www.ni.com/en/support/security/available-critical-and-security-updates-for-ni-software/2026/invalid-input-validation-vulnerabilities-in-ni-pal.html"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:bb38f5fa13c10ead9061f5ec45c33dc8c6da7e7a0def52c7078dd5934a787109 · sha256:4a1524b43e0b6bff… · /containers/cna/references/0

Attribution and limitations

  • CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

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