CVE-2026-58253

NATS Server is a high-performance server for NATS.io, the cloud and edge native messaging system. Prior to 2.14.0, 2.12.7, and 2.11.16, when no_auth_user was configured, a parser fast path intended for ordinary client connections could also apply to route or leafnode listeners, allowing an unauthenticated peer to bypass inter-server CONNECT authentication and operate with the privileges associated with that connection type. This issue is fixed in versions 2.14.0, 2.12.7, and 2.11.16.

CVSS 3.1

8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L

EPSS

0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 30% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-287

Published

2026-07-08

Modified

2026-10-25

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-25

Affected

• linuxfoundation:nats-server

References

• https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server/commit/7b81dd455ea95960090a84858c7662827948d1b6
• https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server/commit/8b8e1ad4ceed32321e00d4fc6e76be05bc13bca6
• https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server/commit/b86147e81710a52b72a7f7275f91d69f723f5cb3
• https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server/releases/tag/v2.11.16
• https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server/releases/tag/v2.12.7

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