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CVE-2026-26314

Published: Feb 19, 2026

Modified: Feb 20, 2026

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Description

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
ethereum	go-ethereum	affected `< 1.16.9`

Weaknesses (CWE)

References

https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-2gjw-fg97-vg3r

x_refsource_CONFIRM

https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/895a8597cb16c02203e38707ed2d1da5c500fe60

x_refsource_MISC

https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.16.9

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