Multiple Vulnerabilities in NI gRPC Device Server

Overview

There are seven new vulnerabilities recently disclosed in NI gRPC Device Server.  These vulnerabilities affect NI gRPC Device Server 2.17.0 and prior versions.

  

These vulnerabilities are identified as:

CVE-2026-48137 – Untrusted pointer dereference in sideband streaming API 

CVE-2026-48138 – Out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the streaming API

CVE-2026-48139 – NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in data moniker service

CVE-2026-48140 – Unchecked enum cast vulnerability in BeginSidebandStream

CVE-2026-48141 – Memory leak in BeginSidebandStream 

CVE-2026-9142 – Insecure Default Credentials vulnerability when TLS configuration is not present

CVE-2026-9143 – Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types in due to missing range checks in CodeGen

Contents

Mitigation Guidance

NI strongly recommends upgrading the affected software to mitigate these vulnerabilities.  Refer to the Affected Products section for information on upgrading these products.

Affected Products

 

CVSS Score

 

 

 

 

 

 

NI Update Service

NI Update Service is a Windows utility that checks for and delivers updates for NI software and drivers, including security updates. It can be used to manually check for updates, configured to periodically check and notify users, or to automatically download and install updates at a scheduled time.

Some mitigations in this advisory are delivered through NI Update Service. NI recommends upgrading to NI Update Service 2026 Q1 or later to get the latest updates. NI Update Service can be installed on its own and is backwards compatible with older NI software.

Further Information

At NI, we view the security of our products as an important part of our commitment to our customers.  Go to ni.com/security to stay informed and act upon security alerts and issues.

Acknowledgements

NI would like to thank Sebastián Alba Vives (@Sebasteuo / 0xS4bb1) for reporting this issue and working with us on coordinated disclosure.

Additional Resources

Product VersionMitigation
NI gRPC Device Server 2.17.0 and prior versionsUpdate to NI gRPC Device Server 2.18.0 or later.   
InstrumentStudio 2026 Q2 and prior versionsIn Work

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