CVE-2022-51008

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.35.3
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 5.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-09-06. a secondary CVSS source baseline 5.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
5.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

PocketMine-MP before 4.12.3 fails to limit unauthenticated sessions, allowing attackers to exhaust player slots by creating sessions without sending LoginPacket. Attackers can flood the server with unauthenticated connections that occupy max-player slots, preventing legitimate players from joining.

CVSS v3
5.3
EG Score
5.3(high)
EG Risk
39(Track)
EG Risk 39/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity53% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
22%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 6, 2026

Last Modified

September 8, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Sep 6, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github, github_commit.
generic

PocketMine-MP before 4.12.3 Denial of Service via Unauthenticated Sessions | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pocketmine-mp-before-4.12.3-denial-of-service-via-unauthenticated-sessions
github_commit

commit 59be901efe6b (pmmp/PocketMine-MP)

Fix landed in pmmp/PocketMine-MP commit 59be901efe6b — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/pmmp/PocketMine-MP/commit/59be901efe6b7833e69e638e0e1497051ce96fa7
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Unauthenticated sessions take up player slots, preventing players from joining · Advisory · pmmp/PocketMine-MP · GitHub

https://github.com/pmmp/PocketMine-MP/security/advisories/GHSA-474q-9hgp-hcvx

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2022-51008(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 19× in last 7d / 42× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-19 22:04 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-19 22:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-18 22:12 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-18 22:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-17 22:21 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-17 22:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-16 22:30 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-16 22:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-16 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-16 05:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-15 22:38 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-15 22:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-15 03:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-14 22:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-13 22:55 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-13 22:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-13 16:44 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-12 23:05 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-12 23:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-11 23:14 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-11 23:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-11 14:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-09-11 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-09-10 23:10 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-10 23:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-09 23:19 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-09 23:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-08 21:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-08 20:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-08 16:58 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-08 16:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-08 16:05 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-08 16:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-07 15:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-07 14:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-06 13:24 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-06 13:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-06 12:59 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-06 12:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-06 12:23 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-06 12:13 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-06 12:09 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-51008?
CVE-2022-51008 is a medium vulnerability published on September 6, 2026. PocketMine-MP before 4.12.3 fails to limit unauthenticated sessions, allowing attackers to exhaust player slots by creating sessions without sending LoginPacket. Attackers can flood the server with unauthenticated connections that occupy max-player slots, preventing legitimate players from joining.
When was CVE-2022-51008 disclosed?
CVE-2022-51008 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 6, 2026, with the most recent update on September 8, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-51008 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-51008 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 78.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-51008?
CVE-2022-51008 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2022-51008?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-51008, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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