What is CVE-2026-33246?

CVE-2026-33246 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Nats-server, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2026-03-25.

How severe is CVE-2026-33246?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Linuxfoundation Nats-server

CVE-2026-33246

NATS-Server is a High-Performance server for NATS.io, a cloud and edge native messaging system. The nats-server offers a `Nats-Request-Info:` message header, providing information about a request. This is supposed to provide enough informa…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.001 (4.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Linuxfoundation Nats-server
Nats-io Nats-server — versions < 2.11.15, >= 2.12.0-RC.1, < 2.12.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-33246?: CVE-2026-33246 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Nats-server, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2026-03-25.
How severe is CVE-2026-33246?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.