{"cve":"CVE-2026-22862","nvd":{"published":"2026-01-13T21:15:54.613","modified":"2026-06-17T10:20:31.470","status":"Analyzed","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_v4":{"vector":"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","score":7.1},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/abeb78c647e354ed922726a1d719ac7bc64a07e2","https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-mr7q-c9w9-wh4h"],"products":["ethereum:go_ethereum"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:19:41.481987139+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-22862","score":0.00727,"percentile":0.54168,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-mr7q-c9w9-wh4h","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-mr7q-c9w9-wh4h","summary":"go-ethereum is vulnerable to DoS via malicious p2p message affecting a vulnerable node","modified":"2026-02-03T02:59:06.834692Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum","ranges":["<1.16.8"],"fixed":["1.16.8"]}]},{"id":"GO-2026-4315","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2026-4315","summary":"DoS via malicious p2p message affecting a vulnerable node in github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum","modified":"2026-03-03T04:57:51.678614Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum","ranges":["<1.16.8"],"fixed":["1.16.8"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}