CVE-2026-8036CWE-1285

Local privilege escalation in NI-PAL

High · published June 2, 2026

CVSS v4.0
8.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
4.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Improper input validation in NI-PAL may allow a local authenticated user to access arbitrary system memory, potentially leading to privilege escalation. This vulnerability affects NI-PAL 26.3.0 and prior versions on Windows and Linux.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
8.4 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00154 · 4.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-1285 · Improper Validation of Specified Index, Position, or Offset in Input
Published
2026-06-02T17:26Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 02 JUN 17:26Z
    Local privilege escalation in NI-PAL
    cvelistv5