CVE-2026-48138
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CVE-2026-48138 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.7/10 on the CVSS scale. There is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the NI grpc-device streaming API due to a missing bounds check that may result in a denial of service. Successful exploitation requires an attacker to supply a specially crafted write request. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
There is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the NI grpc-device streaming API due to a missing bounds check that may result in a denial of service. Successful exploitation requires an attacker to supply a specially crafted write request. This affects NI grpc-device 2.17.0 and prior versions.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ni | Instrumentstudio | <= 2025 | — |
| Ni | Instrumentstudio | 2026 | Q1 |
| Ni | Ni Grpc Device Server | < 2.18.0 | — |
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