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High 7.1Published Jun 2, 2026
CVE-2026-8036Local privilege escalation in NI-PAL
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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.
- CVSS
- 7.1 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-1285
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- NI
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 3, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
References
- https://www.ni.com/en/support/security/available-critical-and-security-updates-for-ni-software/2026/invalid-input-validation-vulnerabilities-in-ni-pal.htmlvendor-advisory
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