CVE-2026-33248

Published: Mar 25, 2026 Last Modified: Mar 25, 2026
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MEDIUM 4,2
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: high
Privileges Required: low
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: low
Availability: none

Description

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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 mTLS for client identity, with `verify_and_map` to derive a NATS identity from the client certificate's Subject DN, certain patterns of RDN would not be correctly enforced, allowing for authentication bypass. This does require a valid certificate from a CA already trusted for client certificates, and `DN` naming patterns which the NATS maintainers consider highly unlikely. So this is an unlikely attack. Nonetheless, administrators who have been very sophisticated in their `DN` construction patterns might conceivably be impacted. Versions 2.11.15 and 2.12.6 contain a fix. As a workaround, developers should review their CA issuing practices.

287

Improper Authentication

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Abstraction: Class Structure: Simple
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Integrity Confidentiality Availability Access Control
Potential Impacts:
Read Application Data Gain Privileges Or Assume Identity Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Applicable Platforms
Technologies: ICS/OT, Not Technology-Specific, Web Based
Likelihood of Exploit: High
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295

Improper Certificate Validation

Draft
Abstraction: Base Structure: Simple
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Integrity Authentication
Potential Impacts:
Bypass Protection Mechanism Gain Privileges Or Assume Identity
Applicable Platforms
Technologies: Mobile, Not Technology-Specific, Web Based
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https://advisories.nats.io/CVE/secnote-2026-13.txt
https://advisories.nats.io/CVE/secnote-2026-13.txt
https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server/security/advisories/…
https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server/security/advisories/GHSA-3f24-pcvm-5jqc