Medium · CVSS 6.8CVE-2026-105960

HMS Networks PEAK-System PCAN Windows drivers Improper Handling of Length Parameter InconsistencyCVE-2026-105960

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-105960 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in HMS Networks PEAK-System PCAN Windows drivers Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps HMS Networks/PCAN Windows CAN device drivers (generic), HMS Networks/PEAK-System Device Driver Setup (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Oct 20, 2026Updated Oct 20, 2026Source checked Oct 20, 2026First seen by HOL Oct 20, 2026Material review Oct 20, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Medium · CVSS 6.8
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 2 mapped packages or products
Fix availability: Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 6.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps HMS Networks/PCAN Windows CAN device drivers (generic), HMS Networks/PEAK-System Device Driver Setup (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
HMS Networks/PCAN Windows CAN device driversgeneric	>=0 <=5.1.2	Not reported
HMS Networks/PEAK-System Device Driver Setupgeneric	>=0 <=5.1.2.1151	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for HMS Networks/PCAN Windows CAN device drivers, HMS Networks/PEAK-System Device Driver Setup.
Review the reported fix. Source-reported solution: HMS Networks AB has addressed the issue in version 5.1.4 and recommends that users upgrade to the newest available version. Users can find software updates for PEAK-System PCAN on the software download page https://www.peak-system.com/support/downloads/software/ . For more information see the associated HMS security advisory https://www.hms-networks.com/cybersecurity .

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Oct 20, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Oct 20, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Oct 20, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

PEAK-System PCAN contains a vulnerable operation involving a variable-length receive-record copy. The driver uses a requested or queued record count without sufficiently capping the copy to the actual caller-supplied output length.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.