CVE-2026-33249 PUBLISHED

NATS: Message tracing can be redirected to arbitrary subject

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 18.03.2026 Published: 25.03.2026 Updated: 25.03.2026

NATS-Server is a High-Performance server for NATS.io, a cloud and edge native messaging system. Starting in version 2.11.0 and prior to versions 2.11.15 and 2.12.6, a valid client which uses message tracing headers can indicate that the trace messages can be sent to an arbitrary valid subject, including those to which the client does not have publish permission. The payload is a valid trace message and not chosen by the attacker. Versions 2.11.15 and 2.12.6 contain a fix. No known workarounds are available.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 4.3

Product Status

Vendor nats-io
Product nats-server
Versions
  • Version >= 2.11.0, < 2.11.15 is affected
  • Version >= 2.12.0-preview.1, < 2.12.6 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization CWE