Uncaught Exception Affecting github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto package, versions <1.16.9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.66% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMETHEREUMGOETHEREUMCRYPTO-15314314
  • published19 Feb 2026
  • disclosed18 Feb 2026
  • creditWaleed Ahmed

Introduced: 18 Feb 2026

CVE-2026-26314  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-248  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto to version 1.16.9 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncaught Exception in elliptic curve verification functions for secp256k1. An attacker can cause a node to crash by sending a malicious p2p payload.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1