CVE-2026-18485Local Privilege Escalation in NI-PAL
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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
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-1285
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- NI
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Aug 6, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
NI NI-PAL ni:pal (from the name) | through 26.3.1 | CNA record |
References
- https://www.ni.com/en/support/security/available-critical-and-security-updates-for-ni-software/2026/local-privilege-escalation-in-ni-pal.html
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