CVE-2026-32863
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThere is a memory corruption vulnerability due to an out-of-bounds read in sentry_transaction_context_set_operation() in NI LabVIEW. This vulnerability may result in information disclosure or arbitrary code execution. Successful exploitation requires an attacker to get a user to open a specially crafted VI file. This vulnerability affects NI LabVIEW 2026 Q1 (26.1.0) and prior versions.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA memory corruption vulnerability exists in NI LabVIEW due to an out-of-bounds read in the sentry_transaction_context_set_operation() function. Exploitation occurs when a user opens a specially crafted VI file, potentially leading to information disclosure or arbitrary code execution.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 2022= 2023= 2024= 2025= 2026CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed LabVIEW versionOpen LabVIEW and go to Help > About LabVIEW, or check the version in Add/Remove Programs (Windows) or Applications folder (Mac). The version number displays in the format YYYY (e.g., 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).Affected if The installed version matches <= 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, or 2026 from the affected versions list.
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Confirm LabVIEW installation pathLocate the LabVIEW executable. On Windows, typically in C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW YYYY\ where YYYY is the version year. On macOS, check /Applications/National Instruments/LabVIEW YYYY.app.Affected if LabVIEW is installed in any of the affected version directories.
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Identify if Sentry library is presentSearch for sentry*.dll (Windows) or libsentry*.dylib (macOS) within the LabVIEW installation directory tree. The vulnerable function sentry_transaction_context_set_operation() is part of the Sentry SDK used for crash reporting.Affected if The Sentry library files exist in the LabVIEW installation directory.
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Assess file opening behaviorReview recent VI files opened in LabVIEW. Check the application logs or recent documents for any VI files from untrusted or unknown sources. The vulnerability triggers when a user opens a specially crafted VI file.Affected if Users have opened VI files from untrusted or unverified sources without prior validation.
If LabVIEW version 2022 or earlier, or versions 2023 through 2026 are installed AND the Sentry crash reporting library is present, the environment is vulnerable to this out-of-bounds read when processing crafted VI files.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the vendor patch for NI LabVIEW 2026 Q1 when available; until then, avoid opening VI files from untrusted sources.
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