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.

The EPSS score is 0.00013.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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

Configuration 1 [-]

AND
cpe:2.3:a:ni:ni-pal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:ni:linux_real-time:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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History

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Ni linux Real-time
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:ni:linux_real-time:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Ni linux Real-time

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: NI

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-03T14:08:44.920Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-8035

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-03T14:04:54.207Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

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

Modified: 2026-06-05T15:11:30.710

Link: CVE-2026-8035

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Updated: 2026-06-03T10:55:28Z

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