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NVD Vulnerability Details :

CVE-2026-26314

Awaiting Analysis

Source-security-advisories@github.com

Published At-19 Feb, 2026 | 22:16

Updated At-20 Feb, 2026 | 13:49

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.

Date Added	Due Date	Vulnerability Name	Required Action
	N/A

Metrics

Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Secondary	4.0	8.7	HIGH	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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Type: Secondary

Version: 4.0

Base score: 8.7

Base severity: HIGH

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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Weaknesses

CWE ID	Type	Source
CWE-20	Primary	security-advisories@github.com

CWE ID: CWE-20

Type: Primary

Source: security-advisories@github.com

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/895a8597cb16c02203e38707ed2d1da5c500fe60	security-advisories@github.com	N/A
https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.16.9	security-advisories@github.com	N/A
https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-2gjw-fg97-vg3r	security-advisories@github.com	N/A