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CVE-2026-22868
go-ethereum is vulnerable to high CPU usage leading to DoS via malicious p2p message
Impact
**Impact** An attacker can cause high CPU usage by sending a specially crafted p2p message. More details to be released later. **Credit** This issue was reported to the Ethereum Foundation Bug Bounty Program by @Yenya030
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum | <= 1.16.7 | 1.16.8 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ethereum | Go Ethereum | before 1.16.8 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/abeb78c647e354ed922726a1d719ac7bc64a07e2
- https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-mq3p-rrmp-79jg
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mq3p-rrmp-79jg
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22868