# CVE-2026-8035: NULL pointer dereference in NI-PAL

Status: published. Published: 2026-06-02. Updated: 2026-11-11.

Improper input validation in the NI-PAL kernel driver may allow a local authenticated user to cause a denial of service by triggering a crash due to a NULL pointer dereference. This vulnerability affects NI-PAL 26.3.0 and prior versions on Windows and Linux.

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

- NI / NI-PAL: ≥ 0; ≤ 26.3.0 (affected, semver). Source: CNA: NI

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 4.0: 6.9 (medium); CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N; source: CNA: NI

- CVSS 3.1: 7.1 (high); CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H; source: CNA: NI

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 0.10% as of 2026-11-10; percentile 0.66%

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact partial; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-476

## Exploit evidence

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

## References

- https://www.ni.com/en/support/security/available-critical-and-security-updates-for-ni-software/2026/invalid-input-validation-vulnerabilities-in-ni-pal.html (CNA: NI)

## Provenance

- CNA: NI: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8035; retrieved 2026-11-11; source updated 2026-11-11

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-8035; retrieved 2026-11-11; source updated Not reported

Revision: b8cf1940eb9d4104b3445d69e39f19d1dd4d75226216923365ea1f2c7012abda

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