CVE-2026-9051
Description
There is an authentication bypass vulnerability in the NI SystemLink Enterprise Dashboard application that may allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass authentication controls leading to privilege escalation or information disclosure. Successful exploitation requires an attacker to send a specially crafted HTTP request. This vulnerability affects NI SystemLink Enterprise 2026-04 and prior versions.
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An authentication bypass vulnerability in NI SystemLink Enterprise Dashboard allows unauthenticated remote attackers to bypass authentication, leading to privilege escalation or information disclosure.
Vulnerability
CVE-2026-9051 is an authentication bypass vulnerability in the NI SystemLink Enterprise Dashboard application [1]. The flaw exists in the authentication logic within the Dashboard component, allowing an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass authentication controls by sending a specially crafted HTTP request [1]. This vulnerability affects NI SystemLink Enterprise 2026-04 and prior versions [1].
Exploitation
An attacker does not need any authentication or prior access to the target system [1]. The attack vector is over the network, and successful exploitation requires the attacker to send a single specially crafted HTTP request to the vulnerable Dashboard application [1]. No user interaction or special privileges are required [1].
Impact
Successful exploitation allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass authentication controls, leading to privilege escalation or information disclosure [1]. Privilege escalation is limited to Dashboard resources exclusively [1]. The impact is high for both confidentiality and integrity, as reflected by the CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (Critical) [1].
Mitigation
NI has released NI SystemLink Enterprise version 2026-05 to fix this vulnerability [1]. Customers are strongly recommended to upgrade from version 2026-04 or earlier to version 2026-05 [1]. NI SystemLink Server and NI SystemLink products are not affected [1]. No workarounds are provided if upgrading is not immediately possible.
AI Insight generated on May 29, 2026. Synthesized from this CVE's description and the cited reference URLs; citations are validated against the source bundle.
Affected products
1- Range: <= 2026-04
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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