CVE-2026-8036
Improper Input Validation in NI-PAL Leads to Privilege Escalation
Publication date: 2026-06-02
Last updated on: 2026-06-02
Assigner: National Instruments
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| ni | ni-pal | to 26.3.0 (exc) |
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Exploitability
| 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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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
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.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
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.