Improper input validation in the NI-PAL kernel driver may allow a local authenticated user to cause a denial of service by triggering a crash due to a NULL pointer dereference. This vulnerability affects NI-PAL 26.3.0 and prior versions on Windows and Linux.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
NI NI-PAL unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected ≤ 26.3.0

No data.

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment is a feature of OpenCVE that uses AI to automatically link vendors and products to CVEs. Learn more on GitHub.

No data.

Project Subscriptions

Vendors Products
Ni Subscribe
Ni-pal Subscribe
Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

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

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper input validation in the NI-PAL kernel driver may allow a local authenticated user to cause a denial of service by triggering a crash due to a NULL pointer dereference. This vulnerability affects NI-PAL 26.3.0 and prior versions on Windows and Linux.
Title NULL pointer dereference in NI-PAL
First Time appeared Ni
Ni ni-pal
Weaknesses CWE-476
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ni:ni-pal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ni
Ni ni-pal
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Projects

Sign in to view the affected projects.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: NI

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-02T17:22:07.870Z

Reserved: 2026-05-06T13:33:43.142Z

Link: CVE-2026-8035

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-06-02T20:16:41.213

Modified: 2026-06-02T20:16:41.213

Link: CVE-2026-8035

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-03T04:30:05Z

Weaknesses