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.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-vprv-35vv-q339 NATS has pre-auth server panic via leafnode handling
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Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0000

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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.
Title NATS has pre-auth server panic via leafnode handling
Weaknesses CWE-20
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-25T19:53:12.075Z

Reserved: 2026-03-17T23:23:58.314Z

Link: CVE-2026-33218

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-25T20:16:32.623

Modified: 2026-03-25T20:16:32.623

Link: CVE-2026-33218

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