CVEPublished 2026-03-25Modified 2026-09-090 articles on news4 live referencesNVD data

CVE-2026-33247Linuxfoundation · Nats-server

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CVSS v3.1
7.4
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS percentile
35
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 65% of all CVEs
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, if a nats-server is run with static credentials for all clients provided via argv (the command-line), then those credentials are visible to any user who can see the monitoring port, if that too is enabled. The `/debug/vars` end-point contains an unredacted copy of argv. Versions 2.11.15 and 2.12.6 contain a fix. As a workaround, configure credentials inside a configuration file instead of via argv, and do not enable the monitoring port if using secrets in argv. Best practice remains to not expose the monitoring port to the Internet, or to untrusted network sources.

Timeline
Published 2026-03-25
Modified 2026-09-09

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