PT-2021-22025 · National Instruments · Ni-Pal Driver

Bzyo + 1 · Published 2021-09-17 · Updated 2021-09-28 · CVE-2021-38304

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: National Instruments NI-PAL driver versions 20.0.0 and prior

Description: The issue is related to improper input validation in the National Instruments NI-PAL driver, which may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Recommendations: For versions 20.0.0 and prior, update to a version that includes proper input validation to prevent potential escalation of privilege. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-38304

Affected Products

Ni-Pal Driver

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-38304 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38304 · Security Note
• https://ni.com/en-us/support/documentation/supplemental/21/improper-input-validation-in-ni-pal.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/21580 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/21097 · Telegram Post