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.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00037.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
ethereum go-ethereum affected
Version Status Constraints
< 1.16.8 affected
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Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ethereum:go_ethereum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Vendor Product Confidence Versions
Ethereum Go Ethereum — —

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-mr7q-c9w9-wh4h go-ethereum is vulnerable to DoS via malicious p2p message affecting a vulnerable node
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/abeb78c647e354ed922726a1d719ac7bc64a07e2 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-mr7q-c9w9-wh4h cve-icon cve-icon
History

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ethereum:go_ethereum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Ethereum
Ethereum go Ethereum
Vendors & Products Ethereum
Ethereum go Ethereum

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title go-ethereum has a DoS via malicious p2p message
Weaknesses CWE-20
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, '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'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-15T16:37:30.177Z

Reserved: 2026-01-12T16:20:16.746Z

Link: CVE-2026-22862

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-15T16:37:27.152Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-01-13T21:15:54.613

Modified: 2026-01-29T18:03:38.380

Link: CVE-2026-22862

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-01-14T11:08:16Z

Weaknesses