CVE-2026-16234

Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in NI LabVIEW when loading VI

Published: Aug 25, 2026Updated: Sep 8, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-125

7.8HIGH

Description

There is a memory corruption vulnerability recently discovered in NI LabVIEW that may result in information disclosure or arbitrary code execution. Successful exploitation requires an attacker to get a user to open a specially crafted VI. This vulnerability affects NI LabVIEW 2026 Q3 (26.3.0) and prior versions.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAttack Vector

Local

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:RUser Interaction

Required

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-125

Affected Products

commercial·USaka national instruments

LabVIEWOn-premDev Tool

DevTools & CI / ide-editor

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Exploitability

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References

https://www.ni.com/en/support/security/available-critical-and-security-updates-for-ni-software/2026/memory-corruption-vulnerabilities-ni-labview.html

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