An attacker can cause high memory usage by sending a specially-crafted p2p message. More details to be released later.
The issue is resolved in the v1.17.0 release.
This issue was reported to the Ethereum Foundation Bug Bounty Program by @revofusion
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-02-19T21:18:31Z",
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-02-18T22:34:49Z",
"severity": "MODERATE",
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-770"
],
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}