Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2024-4044 is a high-severity Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502) vulnerability in Ni (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Junk Data (T1001.001); ranked in the top 3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
A deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-4044 and assigned CWE-502, exists in common code shared by NI FlexLogger and NI InstrumentStudio. The flaw affects FlexLogger 2024 Q1 and earlier releases along with InstrumentStudio 2024 Q1 and earlier releases, and carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 reflecting local attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
An attacker can exploit the issue by persuading a user to open a specially crafted project file, resulting in remote code execution on the victim system. The attack requires the victim to possess local access and to interact with the malicious file, after which the attacker obtains full control over the affected application and host.
Advisories published by NI at https://ni.com/r/CVE-2024-4044 address the vulnerability and are the authoritative source for mitigation guidance and any available patches or workarounds.
The EPSS score for this CVE rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.2007 before settling at the current value of 0.1510, indicating that exploitation interest increased after public disclosure.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-32609
Vulnerability Data
A deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability exists in common code used by FlexLogger and InstrumentStudio that may result in remote code execution. Successful exploitation requires an attacker to get a user to open a specially crafted project file. This vulnerability…
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affects NI FlexLogger 2024 Q1 and prior versions as well as NI InstrumentStudio 2024 Q1 and prior versions.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Developer testing and evaluation can uncover deserialization flaws before deployment.
Input validation directly stops deserialization of untrusted data by ensuring inputs are valid before processing.
Engineering principles such as safe deserialization and input sanitization structurally prevent the weakness from being introduced.
Integrity verification tools can detect malformed or tampered serialized data after the fact.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
PR.PS-02 addresses only post-deployment updates/patching and cannot prevent introduction of unsafe deserialization code, yet it can remediate some instances when the flaw exists in outdated libraries or components.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.