CVE-2026-9051

Severity CVSS v4.0:

CRITICAL

Type:

CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Publication date:

29/05/2026

Last modified:

29/05/2026

Description

There is an authentication bypass vulnerability in the NI SystemLink Enterprise Dashboard application that may allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass authentication controls leading to privilege escalation or information disclosure. Successful exploitation requires an attacker to send a specially crafted HTTP request. This vulnerability affects NI SystemLink Enterprise 2026-04 and prior versions.

Impact

Vector 4.0

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS v4.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 9.30 CRITICAL
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Attack Requirements (AT): None
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Confidentiality (VC): High
Integrity (VI): High
Availability (VA): None
Confidentiality (SC): None
Integrity (SI): None
Availability (SA): None

Base Score 4.0

9.30

Severity 4.0

CRITICAL

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 9.10 CRITICAL
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): None

Base Score 3.x

9.10

Severity 3.x

CRITICAL

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

https://www.ni.com/en/support/security/available-critical-and-security-updates-for-ni-software/2026/authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-ni-systemlink-enterprise.html