Description
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 information to allow for account/user identification, such that NATS clients could make their own decisions on how to trust a message, provided that they trust the nats-server as a broker. A leafnode connecting to a nats-server is not fully trusted unless the system account is bridged too. Thus identity claims should not have propagated unchecked. Prior to versions 2.11.15 and 2.12.6, NATS clients relying upon the Nats-Request-Info: header could be spoofed. This does not directly affect the nats-server itself, but the CVSS Confidentiality and Integrity scores are based upon what a hypothetical client might choose to do with this NATS header. Versions 2.11.15 and 2.12.6 contain a fix. No known workarounds are available.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| nats-io | nats-server | < 2.11.15, >= 2.12.0-RC.1, < 2.12.6 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | nats-server | 2.12.6-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | nats-server | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | nats-server | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | nats-server | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | nats-server | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | nats-server | No fix yet | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS | nats-server | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260326T203309-150000.1.155.2 | SUSE-SU-2026:1135-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | nats-server | 2.12.6-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | nats-server | 2.12.6-r0 | — |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | k3s +1 | 1.35.2.1-r4 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | k3s-1.32 +1 | 1.32.13.1-r7 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | kine | 0.14.15-r1 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | nats | 0.3.2-r0 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | nats-top | 0.6.3-r18 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | telegraf-1.38 | 1.38.1-r1 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/nats-io/nats-server | all versions | — | GHSA-55h8-8g96-x4hj |
| Go | github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2 | < 2.11.15 | 2.11.15 | GHSA-55h8-8g96-x4hj |
| Go | github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2 | >= 2.12.0-RC.1, < 2.12.6 | 2.12.6 | GHSA-55h8-8g96-x4hj |
| Go | github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2 | < 2.11.15 · >= 2.12.0-RC.1, < 2.12.6 | 2.11.15, 2.12.6 | GO-2026-4830 |
Advisories 3
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 31, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-0858 NATS Server: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jun 1, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:1135-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 31, 2026