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CVE-2026-26314
Go Ethereum affected by DoS via malicious p2p message
Impact
### Impact A vulnerable node can be forced to shutdown/crash using a specially crafted message. More details to be released later. ### Patches The problem is resolved in the v1.16.9 and v1.17.0 releases of Geth. ### Credit This issue was reported to the Ethereum Foundation Bug Bounty Program by Waleed Ahmed from vulsight.com
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum | <= 1.16.8 | 1.16.9 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ethereum | Go Ethereum | before 1.16.9 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- 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
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2gjw-fg97-vg3r
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26314
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-4507