CVE-2026-18485

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.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ni.com/en/support/security/available-critical-and-security-updates-for-ni-software/2026/local-privilege-escalation-in-ni-pal.html

Configurations

No configuration.

History

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Information

Published : 2026-08-05 19:17

Updated : 2026-08-28 21:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-18485

Mitre link : CVE-2026-18485

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-18485

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-1285

Improper Validation of Specified Index, Position, or Offset in Input

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