CVE-2026-67198 (CVSS 7.5)

Description

Perspective 5.0.0 contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the VirtualServer protocol dispatcher that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to crash the server process by sending malformed or incomplete protobuf messages. Attackers can send well-formed requests such as ViewToArrowReq with no viewport set or MakeTableReq with no data field to trigger unwrap() calls on None values at nine distinct sites, causing the process to abort with SIGABRT.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0020

Probability of exploitation

0.10%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-616 CWE-616

References

Other References

https://christbowel.com/blog/perspective-5-0-0-five-cves/ https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/perspective-dos-via-virtualserver-protocol-dispatcher

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-67198? +

Perspective 5.0.0 contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the VirtualServer protocol dispatcher that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to crash the server process by sending malformed or incomplete protobuf messages. Attackers can send well-formed requests such as ViewToArrowReq with no viewport set or MakeTableReq with no data field to trigger unwrap() calls on None values at nine distinct sites, causing the process to abort with SIGABRT. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2026-67198? +

CVE-2026-67198 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching. The EPSS score is 0.0020, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-67198? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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