GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Go

GHSA-mr7q-c9w9-wh4h go-ethereum is vulnerable to DoS via malicious p2p message affecting a vulnerable node

HIGH Published 2026-01-13 Modified 2026-01-13 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-22862
Ecosystem
Go
Packages
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
Severity
High
CVSS 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
Weaknesses
CWE-20
Reviewed
2026-01-13

Affected packages

• Go github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum: < 1.16.8 → fixed in 1.16.8

Description

Impact A vulnerable node can be forced to shutdown/crash using a specially crafted message. More details to be released later. Credit This issue was reported to the Ethereum Foundation Bug Bounty Program by DELENE TCHIO ROMUALD.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-22862 go-ethereum (geth) is a golang execution layer implementation of the Ethereum protocol. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness

References