VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-18485

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.17%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-05
Last modified2026-10-23
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • security@ni.com: CWE-1285

Primary references