Public vulnerability disclosure

CVE-2023-4570

Improper Restriction in NI MeasurementLink Python Services

publishedCWE-420

An improper access restriction in NI MeasurementLink Python services could allow an attacker on an adjacent network to reach services exposed on localhost. These services were previously thought to be unreachable outside of the node. This affects measurement plug-ins written in Python using version 1.1.0 and all previous versions of the ni-measurementlink-service Python package.

Technical severity8.8 highCVSS 3.1 · CNA: NI
Published2023-10-05Source updated 2026-11-11
Collected2026-11-112 attributed sources

Fixes and workarounds

No remediation reported in collected sources.

Missing remediation information is not evidence that no patch exists.

Affected products and versions

Affected products, source version ranges and reporting authorities
ProductVersionsAuthority
MeasurementLink
NI
≥ 1.0.0; ≤ 1.1.0 (affected, 1.1.1)
Other versions: unaffected
CNA: NI

Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.

CVSS assessments

CVSS scores, vectors and reporting authorities
Version / scoreVectorAuthority
3.1 / 8.8
high
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCNA: NI

Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

References

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