4.2
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-86198
PocketMine-MP before 5.44.2 Denial of Service via ResourcePackClientResponsePacket
Description

PocketMine-MP versions before 5.44.2 fail to properly validate multiple ResourcePackClientResponsePacket packets with STATUS_COMPLETED status during resource pack handling. Malicious clients can send batches of these packets to repeatedly trigger pre-spawn progression, creating duplicate Player objects and amplifying memory consumption and network traffic.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 9, 2026, 2:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 9, 2026, 2:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 LOW 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 4.0 LOW [email protected]
Solution
Update PocketMine-MP to version 5.44.2 or later to fix resource pack handling issues.
  • Update PocketMine-MP to version 5.44.2.
  • Apply vendor patches if available.
  • Monitor resource consumption.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-86198 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 09, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description PocketMine-MP versions before 5.44.2 fail to properly validate multiple ResourcePackClientResponsePacket packets with STATUS_COMPLETED status during resource pack handling. Malicious clients can send batches of these packets to repeatedly trigger pre-spawn progression, creating duplicate Player objects and amplifying memory consumption and network traffic.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/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
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
    Added CWE CWE-837
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/86xxx/CVE-2026-86198.json">CVE-2026-86198</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/pmmp/PocketMine-MP/commit/7a27894146a04964ab628ed9033140fdbf887ff3
    Added Reference https://github.com/pmmp/PocketMine-MP/security/advisories/GHSA-pg53-p7qp-65cv
    Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pocketmine-mp-before-5.44.2-denial-of-service-via-resourcepackclientresponsepacket
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