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.

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)

EPSS: 0.004 (35.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Ni Ni-pal
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

philsajdak/CVE-2021-38304-PoC

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, 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.