Improper input validation in Ni Ni-Pal
CVE-2021-38304
Improper input validation in the National Instruments NI-PAL driver in versions 20.0.0 and prior may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (38.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 38.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.ni.com/en-us/support/documentation/supplemental/21/improper-input-validatio… (Patch, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-38304?
- CVE-2021-38304 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ni Ni-Pal, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-09-17.
- How severe is CVE-2021-38304?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-38304 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.