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TI-2026-08038 Aliases CVE-2026-9142

Insecure Default Credentials vulnerability in NI grpc-device when TLS configuration is not present

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-306Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.

Summary

There is an insecure default credentials vulnerability in NI grpc-device when TLS configuration is not present and the server is bound beyond loopback.  This may allow an unauthenticated user access to the server on the local network.  This affects NI grpc-device 2.17.0 and prior versions.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00434 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
NIgrpc-deviceup to 2.17.0—No fix listedCNA
NIInstrumentStudioup to 26.3.0—No fix listedCNA
  • grpc-device VendorNI Affected up to 2.17.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • InstrumentStudio VendorNI Affected up to 26.3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ni:instrumentstudio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2025VulnerableNI
cpe:2.3:a:ni:instrumentstudio:2026:q1:*:*:*:*:*:*2026 q1VulnerableNI
cpe:2.3:a:ni:instrumentstudio:2026:q2:*:*:*:*:*:*2026 q2VulnerableNI
cpe:2.3:a:ni:ni_grpc_device_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.18.0VulnerableNI
  • cpe:2.3:a:ni:instrumentstudio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2025 Vulnerable ·NI
  • cpe:2.3:a:ni:instrumentstudio:2026:q1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2026 q1 Vulnerable ·NI
  • cpe:2.3:a:ni:instrumentstudio:2026:q2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2026 q2 Vulnerable ·NI
  • cpe:2.3:a:ni:ni_grpc_device_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.18.0 Vulnerable ·NI

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    NI InstrumentStudio, grpc-device — ni.com/en/support/security/available-critical-and-security-…

    6 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-35574 Untrusted pointer dereference in NI grpc-device sideband streaming APIPriority MEDIUM 49
    • TI-2026-35576 NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in NI grpc-device data moniker servicePriority MEDIUM 44
    • TI-2026-35575 Out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the NI grpc-device streaming APIPriority MEDIUM 44
    Show all 6 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-9142

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2026-35574 Untrusted pointer dereference in NI grpc-device sideband streaming API CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-35576 NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in NI grpc-device data moniker service CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-35575 Out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the NI grpc-device streaming API CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-35577 Unchecked enum cast vulnerability in NI grpc-device in BeginSidebandStream CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2026-08039 Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types in NI grpc-device due to missing range checks in CodeGen CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
  • TI-2026-35578 Memory leak in NI grpc-device BeginSidebandStream CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.0

Sources

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