CVE-2026-8036

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Improper Input Validation in NI-PAL Leads to Privilege Escalation

Publication date: 2026-06-02

Last updated on: 2026-06-05

Assigner: National Instruments

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.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-06-02

Last Modified

2026-06-05

Generated

2026-07-13

AI Q&A

2026-06-02

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-11

NVD

CVE-2026-8036

EUVD

EUVD-2026-33992

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
ni	ni-pal	to 26.3.0 (inc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-1285	The product receives input that is expected to specify an index, position, or offset into an indexable resource such as a buffer or file, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the specified index/position/offset has the required properties.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is caused by improper input validation in the NI-PAL software. It allows a local authenticated user to access arbitrary system memory, which means the user could potentially read or manipulate memory locations they should not have access to.

Because of this, the attacker could escalate their privileges on the system, gaining higher-level access than originally permitted.

The vulnerability affects NI-PAL version 26.3.0 and earlier on both Windows and Linux platforms.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability can allow a local authenticated user to escalate their privileges on the affected system.

This means an attacker with limited access could gain higher-level permissions, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data or system functions.

Such privilege escalation can compromise the security and integrity of the system.

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