Go Ethereum affected by DoS via malicious p2p message in github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
Go Ethereum affected by DoS via malicious p2p message in github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
171 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
go-ethereum (geth) is a golang execution layer implementation of the Ethereum protocol. Prior to version 1.17.0, an attacker can cause high memory usage by sending a specially-crafted p2p message. The issue is resolved in the v1.17.0 release.
### Impact An attacker can cause high memory usage by sending a specially-crafted p2p message. More details to be released later. ### Patches The issue is resolved in the v1.17.0 release. ### Credit This issue was reported to the Ethereum Foundation Bug Bounty Program by @revofusion
Go Ethereum affected by DoS via malicious p2p message in github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/26xxx/CVE-2026-26313.json
- https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.17.0
- https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-689v-6xwf-5jf3
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26313
- https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-4508