High 7.5Published Jan 13, 2026

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

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 08:50 UTC)

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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: 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Jun 17, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

ethereum go_ethereum ethereum:go_ethereum	before 1.16.8	NVD

References

https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/abeb78c647e354ed922726a1d719ac7bc64a07e2patch
https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-mr7q-c9w9-wh4hthird-party-advisory

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