NI grpc-device/InstrumentStudio up to 2.17.0 untrusted pointer dereference

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in NI grpc-device and InstrumentStudio up to 2.17.0. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to untrusted pointer dereference. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-48137. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in NI grpc-device and InstrumentStudio up to 2.17.0. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-822. The product obtains a value from an untrusted source, converts this value to a pointer, and dereferences the resulting pointer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

There is an untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability in the NI grpc-device sideband streaming API that may allow an attacker to cause an arbitrary memory dereference, potentially resulting in remote code execution.  Successful exploitation requires an attacker  to supply a specially crafted Moniker protobuf message.  This affects NI grpc-device 2.17.0 and prior versions.

The weakness was shared by Sebastián Alba Vives. It is possible to read the advisory at ni.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-48137 since 05/20/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/19/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-38012). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• NI

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• grpc-device
• InstrumentStudio

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• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.4
• 2.5
• 2.6
• 2.7
• 2.8
• 2.9
• 2.10
• 2.11
• 2.12
• 2.13
• 2.14
• 2.15
• 2.16
• 2.17.0

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