National InstrumentsCVE-2026-18485
National Instruments NI-PAL: privilege escalation
High8.5CVE-2026-18485 · Published Aug 5, 2026 · updated Aug 28, 2026
There is a local privilege escalation vulnerability recently discovered in the NI-PAL kernel driver. This may allow a local, authenticated user to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects NI-PAL 26.3.1 and prior versions running on Microsoft Windows.
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| NI-PAL Product | <= 26.3.1 | No fix yet |
Details and references
- CVSS 4.0
- CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- Severity from
- the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-1285
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| Aug 25 | National Instruments LabVIEW: memory corruption | High8.5 | 23.0.0+3 more |
| Aug 25 | National Instruments LabVIEW: memory corruption | High8.5 | 23.0.0+3 more |
| Aug 25 | National Instruments LabVIEW: integer overflow | Medium6.9 | 23.0.0+3 more |
| Aug 25 | National Instruments LabVIEW: out-of-bounds read | Medium6.9 | 23.0.0+3 more |
| Aug 25 | National Instruments LabVIEW: memory corruption | High8.5 | 23.0.0+3 more |
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