CVE-2026-8036

HIGH

NI-PAL Through 26.3.0 - Local Privilege Escalation via Memory Access

Title source: manual

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.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

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

Scores

CVSS v3 7.1

EPSS 0.0011

EPSS Percentile 1.4%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-1285

Status published

Products (2)

NI/NI-PAL < 26.3.0

ni/ni-pal < 26.3.0

Published Jun 02, 2026

Tracked Since Jun 03, 2026