{"id":"CVE-2026-22868","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-22868","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T08:27:49.553Z","title":"go-ethereum (geth) is a golang execution layer implementation of the Ethereum protocol.","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":"2026-01-13T21:15:55.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T10:20:32.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security-advisories@github.com","cvss":{"version":"4.0","score":7.1,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M"},"cwe":["CWE-20"],"affected":["ethereum/go ethereum"],"epss":{"score":0.00625,"percentile":0.49741,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.63%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/abeb78c647e354ed922726a1d719ac7bc64a07e2","tags":["Patch"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-mq3p-rrmp-79jg","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22868","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}