CVE-2026-22868 json
go-ethereum has a DoS via malicious p2p message
published 2026-01-13 9 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2026-2010 , GHSA-mq3p-rrmp-79jg , GO-2026-4314
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 50%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- go github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum 1.16.8
- ethereum go_ethereum 1.16.8
- govulncheck-vulndb openSUSE Leap 15.6 0.0.20260123T022811-150000.1.140.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:0292-1
- govulncheck-vulndb openSUSE Leap 16.0 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 9 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.1 | 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 |
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.1 | 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum | <1.16.8 |
1.16.8 |
Affected products
- ethereum go-ethereum
Classification
References
-
github.com
/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/abeb78c647e354ed922726a1d719ac7bc64a07e2
web, patch
-
github.com
/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-mq3p-rrmp-79jg
web, third-party-advisory, advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22868
advisory
-
github.com
/ethereum/go-ethereum
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-22868
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-mq3p-rrmp-79jg
- NVD CVE-2026-22868
- OSV GO-2026-4314
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.
CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.