Improper Restriction in NI MeasurementLink Python Services
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-420Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
An improper access restriction in NI MeasurementLink Python services could allow an attacker on an adjacent network to reach services exposed on localhost. These services were previously thought to be unreachable outside of the node. This affects measurement plug-ins written in Python using version 1.1.0 of the ni-measurementlink-service Python package and all previous versions.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00315 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed ni-measurementlink-service (PyPI): 1.1.1, 1.2.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NI | MeasurementLink | 1.0.0 – 1.1.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | ni-measurementlink-service (PyPI) | before 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 | Patch available | GHSA-3f48-9j7q-q2gv |
| — | ni-measurementlink-service (PyPI) | 1.2.0.dev0 to before 1.2.0 | 1.2.0 | Patch available | GHSA-3f48-9j7q-q2gv |
- MeasurementLink VendorNI Affected 1.0.0 – 1.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- ni-measurementlink-service (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.1.1 Fixed in 1.1.1 Patch available GHSA-3f48-9j7q-q2gv
- ni-measurementlink-service (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 1.2.0.dev0 to before 1.2.0 Fixed in 1.2.0 Patch available GHSA-3f48-9j7q-q2gv
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-3f48-9j7q-q2gv ni-measurementlink-service (PyPI) Fixed in 1.1.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-3f48-9j7q-q2gv ni-measurementlink-service (PyPI) Fixed in 1.2.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4570
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3f48-9j7q-q2gv
References
Advisory 2
Other 4
- https://github.com/ni/measurementlink-python/security/advisories/GHSA-3f48-9j7q-q2gv
- https://github.com/ni/measurementlink-python/commit/3e9d45147befc9a151fca5582c64fa77c7ba1980
- https://github.com/ni/measurementlink-python/commit/d2c73b1e0252081e1b89767aa916d73772d04dd9
- https://github.com/ni/measurementlink-python
Sources
- CVE-2023-4570 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-4570 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3f48-9j7q-q2gv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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