CVE-2026-26315 — Go Ethereum Improperly Validates the ECIES Public Key in RLPx Handshake
go-ethereum (Geth) is a golang execution layer implementation of the Ethereum protocol. Prior to version 1.16.9, through a flaw in the ECIES cryptography implementation, an atta…
Published: 2026-02-19 · CVSS: 6.9 · CVSS 4.0
go-ethereum (Geth) is a golang execution layer implementation of the Ethereum protocol. Prior to version 1.16.9, through a flaw in the ECIES cryptography implementation, an attacker may be able to extract bits of the p2p node key. The issue is resolved in the v1.16.9 and v1.17.0 releases of Geth. Geth maintainers recommend rotating the node key after applying the upgrade, which can be done by removing the file `<datadir>/geth/nodekey` before starting Geth.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7