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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-33248

NATS-Server is a High-Performance server for NATS.io, a cloud and edge native messaging system.

Published Mar 25, 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-2026-33248. EPSS is 0.17%. 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).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium4.2
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.17%
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. Prior to versions 2.11.15 and 2.12.6, when using mTLS for client identity, with to derive a NATS identity from the client certificate's Subject DN, certain patterns of RDN would not be correctly enforced, allowing for authentication bypass. This does require a valid certificate from a CA already trusted for client certificates, and naming patterns which the NATS maintainers consider highly unlikely. So this is an unlikely attack. Nonetheless, administrators who have been very sophisticated in their construction patterns might conceivably be impacted. Versions 2.11.15 and 2.12.6 contain a fix. As a workaround, developers should review their CA issuing practices.

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  • cpe linuxfoundation/nats-serverversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-33248

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-2026-33248. EPSS is 0.17%. 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-295: Improper Certificate Validation. EPSS 0.17%. 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.

  1. Mar 25, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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, when using mTLS for client identity, with to derive a NATS identity from the client certificate's Subject DN, certain patterns of RDN would not be correctly enforced, allowing for authentication bypass. This does require a valid certificate from a CA already trusted

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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, when using mTLS for client identity, with to derive a NATS identity from the client certificate's Subject DN, certain patterns of RDN would not be correctly enforced, allowing for authentication bypass. This does require a valid certificate from a CA already trusted

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-33248

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-33248

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-33248

    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, when using mTLS for client identity, with to derive a NATS identity from the client certificate's Subject DN, certain patterns of

    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.