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CVE-2026-22868

go-ethereum has a DoS via malicious p2p message

Published: Jan 13, 2026Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-20
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 57.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

go-ethereumethereum
Mixed
OSS Libraries / generic-library
go ethereumethereum
Mixed
OSS Libraries / generic-library
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereumGoOSS Libraries
ethereumoss-projectOSS Librariesaka go ethereum, go-ethereum, cpp-ethereum
gopackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-mq3p-rrmp-79jg
github.com
https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/abeb78c647e354ed922726a1d719ac7bc64a07e2
github.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22868
nvd.nist.gov
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Timeline

Published
Jan 13, 2026
Last Updated
Jan 29, 2026

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