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Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-22862

High
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
CWE-20 — Weakness Type
Published: Jan 13, 2026  ·  Modified: Feb 28, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
7.5
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

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.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

go-ethereum (geth) versions prior to 1.16.8 are vulnerable to denial of service attacks where specially crafted messages can force node shutdown or crashes. This affects Ethereum network participants running vulnerable versions of the client software.

📄 Description (Arabic)

يحتوي go-ethereum على ثغرة في معالجة المدخلات (CWE-20) تسمح برسائل مصنعة بشكل خاص بإجبار عقد Ethereum على الإيقاف أو التعطل. يتم إصلاح هذه الثغرة في الإصدار 1.16.8 وما بعده.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

عقد go-ethereum (geth) الإصدارات السابقة للإصدار 1.16.8 عرضة لهجمات حرمان الخدمة حيث يمكن لرسائل مصنعة بشكل خاص أن تفرض إيقاف العقدة أو تعطلها. يؤثر هذا على المشاركين في شبكة Ethereum الذين يقومون بتشغيل إصدارات عميل معرضة للخطر.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 3, 2026 20:56
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: medium
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
banking telecom government
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
7.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediately upgrade go-ethereum to version 1.16.8 or later. Organizations running Ethereum nodes should prioritize this update to prevent potential service disruptions from malicious message attacks.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
قم بترقية go-ethereum فوراً إلى الإصدار 1.16.8 أو أحدث. يجب على المنظمات التي تقوم بتشغيل عقد Ethereum إعطاء الأولوية لهذا التحديث لمنع انقطاعات الخدمة المحتملة من هجمات الرسائل الضارة.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC-2.1 ECC-3.1
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.BE-5 PR.IP-1
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.12.6.1 A.14.2.1
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
ethereum:go_ethereum
📊 CVSS Score
7.5
/ 10.0 — High
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack VectorN — None / Network
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredN — None / Network
User InteractionN — None / Network
ScopeU — Unchanged
ConfidentialityN — None / Network
IntegrityN — None / Network
AvailabilityH — High
📋 Quick Facts
Severity High
CVSS Score7.5
CWECWE-20
EPSS0.04%
Exploit No
Patch ✓ Yes
Published 2026-01-13
Source Feed nvd
Views 2
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
7.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: HIGH
🏷️ Tags
patch-available CWE-20
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