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TI-2022-07440 Aliases CVE-2022-23327GHSA-pvx3-gm3c-gmpr

A design flaw in Go-Ethereum 1.10.12 and older versions allows an attacker node to send…

Priority LOW 36CWE-400Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

A design flaw in Go-Ethereum 1.10.12 and older versions allows an attacker node to send 5120 future transactions with a high gas price in one message, which can purge all of pending transactions in a victim node's memory pool, causing a denial of service (DoS).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01373 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum (Go)up to 1.10.12—No fix listedGHSA-pvx3-gm3c-gmpr
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum (Go) Vendor— Affected up to 1.10.12 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-pvx3-gm3c-gmpr

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ethereum:go_ethereum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.10.12Vulnerableethereum
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereum:go_ethereum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.10.12 Vulnerable ·ethereum

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-23327
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pvx3-gm3c-gmpr

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2023-22561 Geth (aka go-ethereum) through 1.13.4, when --http --graphql is used, allows remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-21270 Go Ethereum affected by DoS via malicious p2p message CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2023-21389 Denial of service via malicious p2p message in go-ethereum CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-08612 The GetBlockHeadersMsg handler in the LES protocol implementation in Go Ethereum (aka… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-21271 Go Ethereum Improperly Validates the ECIES Public Key in RLPx Handshake CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-21269 Go Ethereum affected by DoS via malicious p2p message CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
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Sources

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