CVE-2026-26315
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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Description
Go Ethereum Improperly Validates the ECIES Public Key in RLPx Handshake in github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum | <1.16.9 | 1.16.9 |
References
- https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-m6j8-rg6r-7mv8
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26315
- https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pull/33669
- https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/46bee92f9e64c0a06a12586a5d21cffc49d1ba8e
- https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
- https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.16.9
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-4511
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.