VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-26314

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability0.66%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-02-19
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • security-advisories@github.com: CWE-20

Primary references