CVE-2026-22868 | THREATINT

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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-01-12 | Published 2026-01-13 | Updated 2026-01-14 | Assigner GitHub_M

HIGH: 7.1CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Problem types

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Product status

< 1.16.8

affected

References

github.com/...hereum/security/advisories/GHSA-mq3p-rrmp-79jg

github.com/...ommit/abeb78c647e354ed922726a1d719ac7bc64a07e2

cve.org (CVE-2026-22868)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-22868)

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