CVE-2026-8036

HIGHNVD 7.17.1—

7.1

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.

CVSS v3: 7.1
EG Score: 7.1(high)
EPSS: —
KEV: Not listed

Published

June 2, 2026

Last Modified

June 2, 2026

References (1)

security@nihttps://www.ni.com/en/support/security/available-critical-and-security-updates-for-ni-software/2026/invalid-input-validation-vulnerabilities-in-ni-pal.html

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-8036(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

GHSA-ghx9-cc3j-7qrg
GitHub Security AdvisoriesHigh
Improper input validation in NI-PAL may allow a local authenticated user to access arbitrary...

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-1285

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 3× in last 7d / 3× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-06-03 07:09 UTCEG score recompute
2026-06-03 07:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
2026-06-02 19:48 UTCEG score recompute

Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2026-8036?

CVE-2026-8036 is a high vulnerability published on June 2, 2026. 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.

When was CVE-2026-8036 disclosed?

CVE-2026-8036 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 2, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-8036?

CVE-2026-8036 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2026-8036?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-8036, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2026-8036

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🔗 References (1)

📣 Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-8036(1)