Vulnerability · CVE-2026-33215
NATS-Server is a High-Performance server for NATS.io, a cloud and edge native messaging system.
Published Mar 24, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · NATS-Server is a High-Performance
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-33215. EPSS is 0.28%. Act only if a listed version of NATS-Server is a High-Performance is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (NATS-Server is a High-Performance).
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- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium6.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.28%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe linuxfoundation/nats-server
NATS-Server is a High-Performance server for NATS.io, a cloud and edge native messaging system. The nats-server provides an MQTT client interface. Prior to versions 2.11.15 and 2.12.5, Sessions and Messages can by hijacked via MQTT Client ID malfeasance. Versions 2.11.15 and 2.12.5 patch the issue. No known workarounds are available.
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- cpe linuxfoundation/nats-serverversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-33215
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-33215. EPSS is 0.28%. Act only if a listed version of NATS-Server is a High-Performance is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-287: Improper Authentication; CWE-488. EPSS 0.28%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Mar 24, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
NATS-Server is a High-Performance server for NATS.io, a cloud and edge native messaging system. The nats-server provides an MQTT client interface. Prior to versions 2.11.15 and 2.12.5, Sessions and Messages can by hijacked via MQTT Client ID malfeasance. Versions 2.11.15 and 2.12.5 patch the issue. No known workarounds are available.
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
NATS-Server is a High-Performance server for NATS.io, a cloud and edge native messaging system. The nats-server provides an MQTT client interface. Prior to versions 2.11.15 and 2.12.5, Sessions and Messages can by hijacked via MQTT Client ID malfeasance. Versions 2.11.15 and 2.12.5 patch the issue. No known workarounds are available.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-33215
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-33215
30-day exploitation probability 0.3%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-33215
NATS-Server is a High-Performance server for NATS.io, a cloud and edge native messaging system. The nats-server provides an MQTT client interface. Prior to versions 2.11.15 and 2.12.5, Sessions and Messages can by hijacked via MQTT Client ID malfeasance. Versions 2.11.15 and 2.12
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.