go-ethereum (geth) is a golang execution layer implementation of the Ethereum protocol. A vulnerable node can be forced to shutdown/crash using a specially crafted message. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.16.8.
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First Time appeared Ethereum
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Vendors & Products Ethereum
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Description go-ethereum (geth) is a golang execution layer implementation of the Ethereum protocol. A vulnerable node can be forced to shutdown/crash using a specially crafted message. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.16.8.
Title go-ethereum has a DoS via malicious p2p message
Weaknesses CWE-20
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2026-01-13T20:27:10.979Z

Updated: 2026-01-13T20:27:10.979Z

Reserved: 2026-01-12T16:20:16.746Z

Link: CVE-2026-22862

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-01-13T21:15:54.613

Modified: 2026-01-14T16:25:40.430

Link: CVE-2026-22862

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