CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-22862
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.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"go-ethereum","vendor":"ethereum","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 1.16.8"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"NETWORK","baseScore":7.1,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"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","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","vulnIntegrityImpact":"NONE"},"metric_type":"cvssV4_0"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c865663e98e8b2df3e23df288e393159c8fd196e80722ccf6e6b50c75e44ef0f · sha256:aa56e511f6c8f947… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-20","description":"CWE-20: Improper Input Validation","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c865663e98e8b2df3e23df288e393159c8fd196e80722ccf6e6b50c75e44ef0f · sha256:aa56e511f6c8f947… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
2 source assertions{"name":"https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/abeb78c647e354ed922726a1d719ac7bc64a07e2","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/abeb78c647e354ed922726a1d719ac7bc64a07e2"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c865663e98e8b2df3e23df288e393159c8fd196e80722ccf6e6b50c75e44ef0f · sha256:aa56e511f6c8f947… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-mr7q-c9w9-wh4h","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-mr7q-c9w9-wh4h"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c865663e98e8b2df3e23df288e393159c8fd196e80722ccf6e6b50c75e44ef0f · sha256:aa56e511f6c8f947… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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