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CVE-2026-26314 (GCVE-0-2026-26314)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-19 21:15 – Updated: 2026-02-20 15:42
VLAI
Title
Go Ethereum affected by DoS via malicious p2p message
Summary
go-ethereum (geth) is a golang execution layer implementation of the Ethereum protocol. Prior to version 1.16.9, a vulnerable node can be forced to shutdown/crash using a specially crafted message. The problem is resolved in the v1.16.9 and v1.17.0 releases of Geth.
Severity
8.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-02-20 15:32 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
ethereum go-ethereum Affected: < 1.16.9
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