go-ethereum has a DoS via malicious p2p message
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-248Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-248.
Summary
go-ethereum (geth) is a golang execution layer implementation of the Ethereum protocol. A vulnerable node can be forced to shutdown/crash using a specially crafted message. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.14.13.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00689 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed go-ethereum (ethereum): 1.14.13github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum (Go): 1.14.13
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ethereum | go-ethereum | 1.14.0 to before 1.14.13 | 1.14.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum (Go) | 1.14.0 to before 1.14.13 | 1.14.13 | Patch available | GHSA-q26p-9cq4-7fc2 |
- go-ethereum Vendorethereum Affected 1.14.0 to before 1.14.13 Fixed in 1.14.13 Patch available CNA
- github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.14.0 to before 1.14.13 Fixed in 1.14.13 Patch available GHSA-q26p-9cq4-7fc2
Remediation
- Fix · CNA go-ethereum (ethereum) Fixed in 1.14.13
- Fix · GHSA-q26p-9cq4-7fc2 github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum (Go) Fixed in 1.14.13 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-24883
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q26p-9cq4-7fc2
References
Other 5
- https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-q26p-9cq4-7fc2
- https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/fa9a2ff8687ec9efe57b4b9833d5590d20f8a83f
- https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/159fb1a1db551c544978dc16a5568a4730b4abf3
- https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2025-3436
More ethereum vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-22561 Geth (aka go-ethereum) through 1.13.4, when --http --graphql is used, allows remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-74955 Server-side request forgery in Web3.py CCIP Read URL validation CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2017-10558 Out-of-bounds read in CPP-Ethereum CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2018-11329 An issue was discovered in EthereumJ 1.8.2. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-21270 Go Ethereum affected by DoS via malicious p2p message CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-28903 web3.py affected by SSRF via CCIP Read (EIP-3668) OffchainLookup URL handling CVSS 4.0LOW 1.7
Sources
- CVE-2025-24883 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-24883 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q26p-9cq4-7fc2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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