CVE-2026-8036 — Local privilege escalation in NI-PAL

CVE-2026-8036

Local privilege escalation in NI-PAL PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

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.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / product	Versions
NI / NI-PAL	affected 0 through 26.3.0

CWE

CWE-1285

References

https://www.ni.com/en/support/security/available-critical-and-security-updates-for-ni-software/2026/invalid-input-validation-vulnerabilities-in-ni-pal.html

ADP enrichment

CISA-ADP

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