Ethereum go-ethereum up to 1.16.7 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Ethereum go-ethereum up to 1.16.7. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-22868. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Ethereum go-ethereum up to 1.16.7. Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-22868 since 01/12/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 1.16.8 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch abeb78c647e354ed922726a1d719ac7bc64a07e2 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-2010). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: go-ethereum 1.16.8
Patch: abeb78c647e354ed922726a1d719ac7bc64a07e2

Timelineinfo

01/12/2026 CVE reserved
01/14/2026 +2 days Advisory disclosed
01/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/29/2026 +15 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-mq3p-rrmp-79jg
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-22868 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-22868
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-340938
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/14/2026 08:14
Updated: 01/29/2026 21:34
Changes: 01/14/2026 08:14 (69), 01/14/2026 22:33 (1), 01/29/2026 21:34 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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