CVE-2026-33217 — Incorrect Authorization in Nats-server

CWE-863 — Incorrect AuthorizationCWE-425 — Forced Browsing8 documents6 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 92.47%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Nats-io Nats-serverLinuxfoundation Nats-serverGithub.com Nats-io Nats-server V2+1 more
Timeline
PublishedMar 25
Latest updateMar 26

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, when using ACLs on message subjects, these ACLs were not applied in the `$MQTT.>` namespace, allowing MQTT clients to bypass ACL checks for MQTT subjects. Versions 2.11.15 and 2.12.6 contain a fix. No known workarounds are available.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 2.5

Affected Packages5 packages

▶debiandebian/nats-server< nats-server 2.12.6-1 (forky)
▶CVEListV5nats-io/nats-server< 2.11.15+1
▶NVDlinuxfoundation/nats-server2.12.0 — 2.12.6+1
▶Gogithub.com/nats-io_nats-server_v22.12.0-RC.1 — 2.12.6+1
▶Debianlinuxfoundation/nats-server< 2.12.6-1

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
NATS allows MQTT clients to bypass ACL checks in github.com/nats-io/nats-server↗2026-03-26
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OSV
CVE-2026-33217: NATS-Server is a High-Performance server for NATS↗2026-03-25
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OSV
NATS allows MQTT clients to bypass ACL checks↗2026-03-24
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GHSA
NATS allows MQTT clients to bypass ACL checks↗2026-03-24
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Red Hat
nats-server: github.com/nats-io/nats-server: NATS-Server: Access control bypass via unapplied ACLs in MQTT namespace↗2026-03-25
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Debian
CVE-2026-33217: nats-server - NATS-Server is a High-Performance server for NATS.io, a cloud and edge native me...↗2026
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-33217 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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