CVE-2026-22868

HIGH

GO Ethereum < 1.16.8 - Improper Input Validation

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

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.

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 12.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (2)
ethereum/go-ethereum 0 - 1.16.8Go
ethereum/go_ethereum < 1.16.8
Published Jan 13, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026