CVE-2021-38304 Privilege escalation in n/a
A local privileged user can escalate privileges due to improper input validation in the National Instruments NI-PAL driver.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-38304?
CVE-2021-38304 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Sep 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38304?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ni Ni-Pal.
How do I fix CVE-2021-38304?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38304 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-38304 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38304 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hcq2-9985-7gxv.