CVE-2026-26313

MEDIUM EPSS 43.3%
Published Feb 19, 20264mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
6.9 CVSS 4.0
Medium
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Published Feb 19, 2026 4mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.9
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/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
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
43.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-770

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
ethereumgo_ethereum* <1.17.0

References 2

  • github.com https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.17.0
    Release Notes
  • github.com https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-689v-6xwf-5jf3
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.