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CVE-2026-56790: canboat · Off-by-one Error

Affects canboatSource CVE Database V5

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Public exploit available · CVSS 7.0 High.

Data as of 8 Nov 2026, 14:47 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
7.0High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.07.0
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.17.3
CISA SSVC
Exploitation
Proof of concept is public or traded
Automatable
Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
Technical impact
Limited control over the software or limited information exposure

CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-06-25.

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

Exploitation evidence

t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 25 Jun 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: evidence found.

    CISA SSVC: proof of concept public

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

Timeline

  1. CVE ID reserved

    by VulnCheck

    , 2 days before disclosure

  2. CVE published

    on cve.org

    , t = 0

  3. CISA SSVC assessment

    proof of concept public

    , 3 hours after disclosure

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA SSVC, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 8 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
canboatcanboatAffected
  • <=6.22
Fixed in–
GitHubcanboatpkg:github/canboatOther threatsAffected
  • <=6.22
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

A fix for this vulnerability is available in the commit a5a22b7. Users should upgrade CANBoat to a version that includes this fix. Until patched, avoid processing untrusted NMEA-2000 messages from untrusted sources over CAN bus or N2K-over-IP to reduce risk.

Description

CVE-2026-56790 is an off-by-one global buffer overflow vulnerability in CANBoat versions up to 6.22. It occurs in the searchForPgn() function in analyzer/pgn.c and can be triggered by a crafted NMEA-2000 message with an out-of-range PGN value sent over CAN bus or N2K-over-IP. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause an application crash, resulting in denial of service.

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