go-ethereum (geth) is a golang execution layer implementation of the Ethereum protocol. Prior to version 1.17.0, an attacker can cause high memory usage by sending a specially-crafted p2p message. The issue is resolved in the v1.17.0 release.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-689v-6xwf-5jf3 Go Ethereum affected by DoS via malicious p2p message
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Thu, 19 Feb 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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Description go-ethereum (geth) is a golang execution layer implementation of the Ethereum protocol. Prior to version 1.17.0, an attacker can cause high memory usage by sending a specially-crafted p2p message. The issue is resolved in the v1.17.0 release.
Title Go Ethereum affected by DoS via malicious p2p message
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-19T21:07:37.943Z

Reserved: 2026-02-13T16:27:51.807Z

Link: CVE-2026-26313

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-02-19T21:18:31.980

Modified: 2026-02-19T21:18:31.980

Link: CVE-2026-26313

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