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nats-server — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: UBUNTU-CVE-2026-33218

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.

Products
nats-server
Affected versions
2.10.24-1, 2.10.27-1, 2.10.27-1build1, 2.10.27-1ubuntu0.26.04.1~esm1, 2.10.3-1, 2.10.4-1, 2.10.7-1, 2.10.7-1ubuntu0.1, 2.10.7-1ubuntu0.2, 2.10.7-1ubuntu0.3, 2.14.1-1, 2.14.3-1, 2.9.19-1build1
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-33218
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 02:59 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-33218

core-osv · Original source

Published 25 Mar 2026, 20:16 UTC

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.

osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2026-33218

nats-server

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nats-server

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nats-server

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nats-server

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Complete source record
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        "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-33218",
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