What is CVE-2022-42718?

CVE-2022-42718 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ni Labview Command Line Interface, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-12-01.

How severe is CVE-2022-42718?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ni Labview Command Line Interface

CVE-2022-42718

Incorrect default permissions in the installation folder for NI LabVIEW Command Line Interface (CLI) may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Published 2022-12-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.002 (5.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 5.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Ni Labview Command Line Interface

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

www.ni.com/en-us/support/documentation/supplemental/22/privilege-escalation-in-… (Patch, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42718?: CVE-2022-42718 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ni Labview Command Line Interface, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-12-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-42718?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.