HIGH

CVE-2026-18485

2026-08-05 CVSS v3.1

CVSS

7.8

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 (CWE)

CWE-1285

EPSS Score

0.11%

Probability of exploitation in next 30 days

1.7th percentile

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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