What is CVE-2020-26892?

CVE-2020-26892 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Nats-server, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-11-06.

How severe is CVE-2020-26892?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Nats-server

CVE-2020-26892

The JWT library in NATS nats-server before 2.1.9 has Incorrect Access Control because of how expired credentials are handled.

EPSS: 0.021 (79.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linuxfoundation Nats-server
Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 33
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-26892?: CVE-2020-26892 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Nats-server, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-11-06.
How severe is CVE-2020-26892?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.