CVE-2026-8036

HIGHNVD 7.87.1▼
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-02. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.7.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Improper input validation in NI-PAL may allow a local authenticated user to access arbitrary system memory, potentially leading to privilege escalation. This vulnerability affects NI-PAL 26.3.0 and prior versions on Windows and Linux.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.1(medium)
EPSS
1.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 2, 2026

Last Modified

July 22, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 9, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Invalid Input Validation Vulnerabilities in NI-PAL - NI

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

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-8036(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 56× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 111 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
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  5. 2026-07-03 23:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  66. 2026-06-08 23:31 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.8
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-8036?
CVE-2026-8036 is a high vulnerability published on June 2, 2026. Improper input validation in NI-PAL may allow a local authenticated user to access arbitrary system memory, potentially leading to privilege escalation. This vulnerability affects NI-PAL 26.3.0 and prior versions on Windows and Linux.
When was CVE-2026-8036 disclosed?
CVE-2026-8036 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 2, 2026, with the most recent update on July 22, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-8036 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-8036 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-8036?
CVE-2026-8036 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 7.1.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-8036?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-8036, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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