CVE-2026-4130 (GCVE-0-2026-4130)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-10 15:38 – Updated: 2026-09-12 03:55
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Storage of Sensitive Information in Cleartext in NI SystemLink
Summary
There is a storage of sensitive information in cleartext vulnerability in NI SystemLink. This vulnerability may allow an attacker with local access to obtain sensitive information stored by the system in the clear. This vulnerability affects NI SystemLink and NI SystemLink Server 2026 Q3 and prior versions.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-11 00:00 UTC
CWE
- CWE-312 - Cleartext storage of sensitive information
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NI | SystemLink |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 26.5.0
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:ni:systemlink:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| NI | SystemLink Server |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 26.5.0
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:ni:systemlink_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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