Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 5, 2026· Updated Aug 5, 2026
Local Privilege Escalation in NI-PAL
CVE-2026-18485
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.
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