CVE-2026-56790
CANBoat - Off-by-One Global Buffer Overflow in searchForPgn()
CANBoat through 6.22, fixed in commit a5a22b7, contains an off-by-one global buffer overflow in the searchForPgn() function in analyzer/pgn.c that allows remote attackers to crash the application. Attackers can deliver a crafted NMEA-2000 message with an out-of-range PGN value over CAN bus or N2K-over-IP to trigger an out-of-bounds array access and denial of service.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.0
CANBoat - Off-by-One Global Buffer Overflow in searchForPgn()
CANBoat through 6.22, fixed in commit a5a22b7, contains an off-by-one global buffer overflow in the searchForPgn() function in analyzer/pgn.c that allows remote attackers to crash the application. Attackers can deliver a crafted NMEA-2000 message with an out-of-range PGN value over CAN bus or N2K-over-IP to trigger an out-of-bounds array access and denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2026-56790- CVSS 4.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-193
- Updated
- 2026-11-08
EUVDEUVD-2026-39532
7.0
CANBoat through 6.22, fixed in commit a5a22b7, contains an off-by-one global buffer overflow in the searchForPgn() function in analyzer/pgn.c that allows remote attackers to crash the application. Attackers can deliver a crafted NMEA-2000 message with an out-of-range PGN value over CAN bus or N2K-over-IP to trigger an out-of-bounds array access and denial of service.
- Record
EUVD-2026-39532- CVSS 4.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-08
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p2cc-x7hq-6jvm
7.0
CANBoat through 6.22, fixed in commit a5a22b7, contains an off-by-one global buffer overflow in...
CANBoat through 6.22, fixed in commit a5a22b7, contains an off-by-one global buffer overflow in the searchForPgn() function in analyzer/pgn.c that allows remote attackers to crash the application. Attackers can deliver a crafted NMEA-2000 message with an out-of-range PGN value over CAN bus or N2K-over-IP to trigger an out-of-bounds array access and denial of service.
- Record
GHSA-p2cc-x7hq-6jvm- CVSS 4.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-193
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.0
CANBoat through 6.22, fixed in commit a5a22b7, contains an off-by-one global buffer overflow in the searchForPgn() function in analyzer/pgn.c that allows remote attackers to crash the application. Attackers can deliver a crafted NMEA-2000 message with an out-of-range PGN value over CAN bus or N2K-over-IP to trigger an out-of-bounds array access and denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2026-56790- CVSS 4.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-193
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.0
CANBoat - Off-by-One Global Buffer Overflow in searchForPgn()
CANBoat through 6.22, fixed in commit a5a22b7, contains an off-by-one global buffer overflow in the searchForPgn() function in analyzer/pgn.c that allows remote attackers to crash the application. Attackers can deliver a crafted NMEA-2000 message with an out-of-range PGN value over CAN bus or N2K-over-IP to trigger an out-of-bounds array access and denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2026-56790- CVSS 4.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-193
- Updated
- 2026-11-09
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| references | OSV | |
| references | CVE List | |
| facts | EUVD | |
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-56790 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Canboat, published June 25, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 23rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/canboat/canboat/issues/644
github.com/canboat/canboat/pull/649
github.com/canboat/canboat/commit/a5a22b74b9ac5688019cba62669df08562cebd6f
vulncheck.com/advisories/canboat-off-by-one-global-buffer-overflow-in-searchforpgn
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56790
github.com/advisories/GHSA-p2cc-x7hq-6jvm
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/56xxx/CVE-2026-56790.json
github.com/canboat/canboat