{"cve":"CVE-2026-26314","nvd":{"published":"2026-02-19T22:16:46.813","modified":"2026-06-17T10:26:04.523","status":"Analyzed","description":"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.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"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","score":8.7},"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/895a8597cb16c02203e38707ed2d1da5c500fe60","https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.16.9","https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-2gjw-fg97-vg3r"],"products":["ethereum:go_ethereum"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:23:35.260773158+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-26314","score":0.00659,"percentile":0.51548,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-2gjw-fg97-vg3r","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-2gjw-fg97-vg3r","summary":"Go Ethereum affected by DoS via malicious p2p message","modified":"2026-02-28T06:26:28.686606Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum","ranges":["<1.16.9"],"fixed":["1.16.9"]}]},{"id":"GO-2026-4507","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2026-4507","summary":"Go Ethereum affected by crash via malicious p2p message in github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum","modified":"2026-02-24T23:40:59.354322Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum","ranges":["<1.16.9"],"fixed":["1.16.9"]}]}],"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."]}