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Vulnerability Identifier

CVE-2026-6409

2026-04-16
Severity Assessment
LOW
CVSS v3.x Score
Clinical Analysis (Description)

A Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability exists in the Protobuf PHP library during the parsing of untrusted input. Maliciously structured messages—specifically those containing negative varints or deep recursion—can be used to crash the application, impacting service availability.

Vector Sequencing

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Impact Consequences

Technical Impact

Weakness Classification

CWE-CWE-20

Timeline

Time Line

PUBLICATION
16 Apr 2026
MODIFICATION
17 Apr 2026
Impact Statistics

Key Metrics

CVSS Score
LOW
Remediation Protocol

Recommended Solution

No automatic solution found. Check vendor references.
Patch Library
No direct patch listed in database.
Recommended Actions for Administrators

Immediate Action Plan

1. Inventory

Identify all affected systems in your infrastructure.

2. Assessment

Assess exposure and criticality for your organization.

3. Mitigation

Apply patches or available workarounds.

4. Verification

Test and confirm effectiveness of applied measures.