CVE-2026-33247
HIGHNATS credentials are exposed in monitoring port via command-line argv
Title source: cnaDescription
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, if a nats-server is run with static credentials for all clients provided via argv (the command-line), then those credentials are visible to any user who can see the monitoring port, if that too is enabled. The `/debug/vars` end-point contains an unredacted copy of argv. Versions 2.11.15 and 2.12.6 contain a fix. As a workaround, configure credentials inside a configuration file instead of via argv, and do not enable the monitoring port if using secrets in argv. Best practice remains to not expose the monitoring port to the Internet, or to untrusted network sources.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server/security/advisories/GHSA-x6g4-f6q3-fqvv
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://advisories.nats.io/CVE/secnote-2026-14.txt
Scores
CVSS v3
7.4
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
2.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-215
Status
published
Products (4)
linuxfoundation/nats-server
< 2.11.15
nats-io/nats-server
0 - 2.11.15Go
nats-io/nats-server
< 2.11.15
nats-io/nats-server
>= 2.12.0-RC.1, < 2.12.6
Published
Mar 25, 2026
Tracked Since
Mar 26, 2026