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nats-server — security advisory
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, the NATS message header `Nats-Request-Info:` is supposed to be a guarantee of identity by the NATS server, but the stripping of this header from inbound messages was not fully effective. An attacker with valid credentials for any regular client interface could thus spoof their identity to services which rely upon this header. Versions 2.11.15 and 2.12.6 contain a fix. No known workarounds are available.
- 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-2026-33223
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 02:59 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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, the NATS message header `Nats-Request-Info:` is supposed to be a guarantee of identity by the NATS server, but the stripping of this header from inbound messages was not fully effective. An attacker with valid credentials for any regular client interface could thus spoof their identity to services which rely upon this header. Versions 2.11.15 and 2.12.6 contain a fix. No known workarounds are available.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2026-33223
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Complete source record
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