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CVE-2026-22868

7.1 highEPSS 0.6%

High (7.1) in ethereum go ethereum. EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Fixed in github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum 1.16.8.

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.

Severity

CVSS 4.0

7.1 high
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

CVSS 3.1

7.5 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 49% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE
CWE-20
Published
Modified
Record from
the NVD, synced

Affected

Packages (OSV)

AdvisoryEcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
GHSA-mq3p-rrmp-79jgGogithub.com/ethereum/go-ethereum<1.16.81.16.8
GO-2026-4314Gogithub.com/ethereum/go-ethereum<1.16.81.16.8

References

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