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0xCERT Security Advisory 0xCERT-2026-0215
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Advisory-ID:  0xCERT-2026-0215
Severity:     High
Published:    2026-01-13T21:55:12.000Z
Updated:      2026-10-08T22:48:25.251Z
Chains:       Ethereum
URL:          https://www.0xcert.com/advisory/0xCERT-2026-0215

Title: go-ethereum is vulnerable to DoS via malicious p2p message affecting a vulnerable node

Summary
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go-ethereum is vulnerable to DoS via malicious p2p message affecting a vulnerable node. Impact A vulnerable node can be forced to shutdown/crash using a specially crafted message. More details to be released later. Credit This issue was reported to the Ethereum Foundation Bug Bounty Program by DELENE TCHIO ROMUALD.

Details
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Summary
Impact A vulnerable node can be forced to shutdown/crash using a specially crafted message. More details to be released later. Credit This issue was reported to the Ethereum Foundation Bug Bounty Program by DELENE TCHIO ROMUALD.

Affected
- - github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum (go) <= 1.16.7 — fixed in 1.16.8

Severity
High (CVSS 7.1), as rated by the upstream advisory.

Recommended actions
- - Upgrade github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum to 1.16.8 or later

Source & attribution
This 0xCERT advisory summarises GHSA-mr7q-c9w9-wh4h / CVE-2026-22862 from the GitHub Advisory Database: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mr7q-c9w9-wh4h. Details may change; refer to the original source for the authoritative record.

References
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- - https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mr7q-c9w9-wh4h
- - CVE-2026-22862
- - https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-mr7q-c9w9-wh4h
- - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22862
- - https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/abeb78c647e354ed922726a1d719ac7bc64a07e2

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