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CVE-2026-33218

Published: 2026-03-25 20:16:33 | Last modified: 2026-03-26 17:15:02

HIGH CVSS 7.5
No EPSS data

Description

NATS-Server is a High-Performance server for NATS.io, a cloud and edge native messaging system. Prior to versions 2.11.15 and 2.12.6, a client which can connect to the leafnode port can crash the nats-server with a certain malformed message pre-authentication. Versions 2.11.15 and 2.12.6 contain a fix. As a workaround, disable leafnode support if not needed or restrict network connections to the leafnode port, if plausible without compromising the service offered.

CVSS details

Severity
high
Score
7.5
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

This CVE is not currently listed in the EPSS dataset.

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