Vulnerability · Published Jun 2, 2026 · Assigned by NI

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

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in NI-PAL from NI. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 1% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
NI	NI-PAL	0 – through 26.3.0

Weakness: CWE-1285 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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