CVE-2026-8035

HIGH 7.1

NULL pointer dereference in NI-PAL

CVSS Score

7.1

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

2th

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.

CWE	CWE-476
Vendor	ni
Product	ni-pal
Published	Jun 2, 2026
Last Updated	Jun 3, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Affected Versions

NI / NI-PAL

0 ≤ 26.3.0

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

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

Credits

Patrick Saif (@weezerOSINT)