CVE-2021-38304

7.8 highEPSS 0.4%

High (7.8) in ni ni-pal. EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Improper input validation in the National Instruments NI-PAL driver in versions 20.0.0 and prior may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 38% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-20
Published: 2021-09-17
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

ni:ni-pal

References

https://www.ni.com/en-us/support/documentation/supplemental/21/improper-input-validation-in-ni-pal.html
https://www.ni.com/en-us/support/documentation/supplemental/21/improper-input-validation-in-ni-pal.html

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