CVE-2026-18485: Local Privilege Escalation in NI-PAL
NI · NI-PAL
Affected: NI-PAL · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 6% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
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.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- NI · NI-PALup to and including 26.3.1
On the Atlas
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Weakness
- Improper Validation of Specified Index, Position, or Offset in Input · Input Validation and Logic
- Vendor
- NI
- Published
- August 2026
CoverageNo articles yet
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