Description
Improper input validation in the National Instruments NI-PAL driver in versions 20.0.0 and prior may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Exploits (1)
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.ni.com/en-us/support/documentation/supplemental/21/improper-input-validation-in-ni-pal.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0015
EPSS Percentile
34.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (1)
ni/ni-pal
< 20.0.0
Published
Sep 17, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026