CVE•Published 2026-08-05•Modified 2026-08-28•0 articles on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-18485
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CVSS v3.1
7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
2
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 98% of all CVEs
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.
Timeline
Published 2026-08-05
Modified 2026-08-28
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