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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-18485 · published 5 August 2026

CVE-2026-18485: There is a local privilege escalation vulnerability recently discovered in the NI-PAL kernel driver.  This may…

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.

8.5 CVSS 4.0 High EPSS 0.17% · top 94.6% CWE-1285 · CWE-1285 Awaiting Analysis
8.5CVSS 4.0 base score
0.17%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
0Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References
28 Aug 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:

References

LinkTags
https://www.ni.com/en/support/security/available-critical-and-security-updates-for-ni-software/2026/local-privilege-esca

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-18485), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.