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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-2gjw-fg97-vg3r Go Ethereum affected by DoS via malicious p2p message
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History

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title Go Ethereum affected by DoS via malicious p2p message
Weaknesses CWE-20
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-19T21:15:11.752Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-26314

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-02-19T22:16:46.813

Modified: 2026-02-19T22:16:46.813

Link: CVE-2026-26314

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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