CVE-2025-2450
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on systems running NI Vision Builder AI by tricking users into opening malicious VBAI files. Attackers can gain the same privileges as the current user, potentially leading to full system compromise. Users of NI Vision Builder AI who process untrusted VBAI files are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- NI Vision Builder AI
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete system takeover with administrative privileges, data theft, ransomware deployment, and lateral movement across the network.
Likely Case
Malware installation, credential theft, and persistence establishment on the compromised system.
If Mitigated
Limited impact due to user account restrictions, but still potential data loss from the user's context.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires user to open malicious VBAI file. No authentication bypass needed if user can be tricked into opening file.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Check NI advisory for specific patched version
Vendor Advisory: https://www.ni.com/en/support/security/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Visit NI security advisory page
2. Identify applicable patch for your NI Vision Builder AI version
3. Download and install the patch
4. Verify installation through version check
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict VBAI file handling
allConfigure system to treat VBAI files as untrusted or block execution of VBAI files from untrusted sources
User awareness training
allTrain users to never open VBAI files from untrusted sources and to verify file authenticity
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement application whitelisting to block unauthorized executables
- Use least privilege accounts for NI Vision Builder AI operations
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check NI Vision Builder AI version against NI security advisory for affected versionsCheck Version:
Check within NI Vision Builder AI application or through NI software management toolsVerify Fix Applied:
Verify installed version matches or exceeds patched version listed in NI advisory📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected process execution from NI Vision Builder AI
- Suspicious file access patterns for VBAI files
- Unusual network connections from NI Vision Builder AI processes
Network Indicators:
- Outbound connections to suspicious IPs from NI Vision Builder AI
- DNS queries for malicious domains from affected systems
SIEM Query:
Process creation where parent process contains 'VBAI' or 'Vision Builder' AND (command line contains suspicious patterns OR destination IP is known malicious)