diff --git a/core/vm/contracts.go b/core/vm/contracts.go
index 34cb766708..cae0be9f2d 100644
--- a/core/vm/contracts.go
+++ b/core/vm/contracts.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	bls12381 "github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto/ecc/bls12-381"
 	"github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto/ecc/bls12-381/fp"
 	"github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto/ecc/bls12-381/fr"
+	patched_big "github.com/ethereum/go-bigmodexpfix/src/math/big"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/bitutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/tracing"
@@ -631,9 +632,9 @@ func (c *bigModExp) Run(input []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	}
 	// Retrieve the operands and execute the exponentiation
 	var (
-		base = new(big.Int).SetBytes(getData(input, 0, baseLen))
-		exp  = new(big.Int).SetBytes(getData(input, baseLen, expLen))
-		mod  = new(big.Int).SetBytes(getData(input, baseLen+expLen, modLen))
+		base = new(patched_big.Int).SetBytes(getData(input, 0, baseLen))
+		exp  = new(patched_big.Int).SetBytes(getData(input, baseLen, expLen))
+		mod  = new(patched_big.Int).SetBytes(getData(input, baseLen+expLen, modLen))
 		v    []byte
 	)
 	switch {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 71bc6b5a1c..15a920c5ca 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/donovanhide/eventsource v0.0.0-20210830082556-c59027999da0
 	github.com/dop251/goja v0.0.0-20230605162241-28ee0ee714f3
 	github.com/ethereum/c-kzg-4844/v2 v2.1.0
+	github.com/ethereum/go-bigmodexpfix v0.0.0-20250911101455-f9e208c548ab
 	github.com/ethereum/go-verkle v0.2.2
 	github.com/fatih/color v1.16.0
 	github.com/ferranbt/fastssz v0.1.4
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.36.0
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230626212559-97b1e661b5df
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.12.0
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.31.0
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.36.0
 	golang.org/x/text v0.23.0
 	golang.org/x/time v0.9.0
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.29.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 16518fdf43..6ea07ab007 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ github.com/emicklei/dot v1.6.2 h1:08GN+DD79cy/tzN6uLCT84+2Wk9u+wvqP+Hkx/dIR8A=
 github.com/emicklei/dot v1.6.2/go.mod h1:DeV7GvQtIw4h2u73RKBkkFdvVAz0D9fzeJrgPW6gy/s=
 github.com/ethereum/c-kzg-4844/v2 v2.1.0 h1:gQropX9YFBhl3g4HYhwE70zq3IHFRgbbNPw0Shwzf5w=
 github.com/ethereum/c-kzg-4844/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:TC48kOKjJKPbN7C++qIgt0TJzZ70QznYR7Ob+WXl57E=
+github.com/ethereum/go-bigmodexpfix v0.0.0-20250911101455-f9e208c548ab h1:rvv6MJhy07IMfEKuARQ9TKojGqLVNxQajaXEp/BoqSk=
+github.com/ethereum/go-bigmodexpfix v0.0.0-20250911101455-f9e208c548ab/go.mod h1:IuLm4IsPipXKF7CW5Lzf68PIbZ5yl7FFd74l/E0o9A8=
 github.com/ethereum/go-verkle v0.2.2 h1:I2W0WjnrFUIzzVPwm8ykY+7pL2d4VhlsePn4j7cnFk8=
 github.com/ethereum/go-verkle v0.2.2/go.mod h1:M3b90YRnzqKyyzBEWJGqj8Qff4IDeXnzFw0P9bFw3uk=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.16.0 h1:zmkK9Ngbjj+K0yRhTVONQh1p/HknKYSlNT+vZCzyokM=
@@ -449,8 +451,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.7.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.8.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.11.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.14.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.31.0 h1:ioabZlmFYtWhL+TRYpcnNlLwhyxaM9kWTDEmfnprqik=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.31.0/go.mod h1:BJP2sWEmIv4KK5OTEluFJCKSidICx8ciO85XgH3Ak8k=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.36.0 h1:KVRy2GtZBrk1cBYA7MKu5bEZFxQk4NIDV6RLVcC8o0k=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.36.0/go.mod h1:OgkHotnGiDImocRcuBABYBEXf8A9a87e/uXjp9XT3ks=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201117132131-f5c789dd3221/go.mod h1:Nr5EML6q2oocZ2LXRh80K7BxOlk5/8JxuGnuhpl+muw=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210927222741-03fcf44c2211/go.mod h1:jbD1KX2456YbFQfuXm/mYQcufACuNUgVhRMnK/tPxf8=