CVE-2026-33216

HIGHNVD 7.57.5
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 71% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.5
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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, for MQTT deployments using usercodes/passwords: MQTT passwords are incorrectly classified as a non-authenticating identity statement (JWT) and exposed via monitoring endpoints. Versions 2.11.14 and 2.12.6 contain a fix. As a workaround, ensure monitoring end-points are adequately secured. Best practice remains to not expose the monitoring endpoint to the Internet or other untrusted network users.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EG Risk
49(Track)
EG Risk 49/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
29.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 25, 2026

Last Modified

July 20, 2026

Advisory Details (9)

Auto-updated Jul 3, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_commit, github, redhat.
redhat

2451448 – (CVE-2026-33216) CVE-2026-33216 nats-server: github.com/nats-io/nats-server: NATS-Server: Information disclosure of MQTT passwords through monitoring endpoints

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2451448
redhat Patch Available

cve-details

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33216
github Patch Available

MQTT plaintext password disclosure · Advisory · nats-io/nats-server · GitHub

https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server/security/advisories/GHSA-v722-jcv5-w7mc
github_commit

commit b5b63cfc35a5 (nats-io/nats-server)

Fix landed in nats-io/nats-server commit b5b63cfc35a5 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server/commit/b5b63cfc35a57075e09c1f57503d31721bed8099

Patch Availability(3)

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(2 across 1 ecosystem)
Go(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
github.com/nats-io/nats-server
github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v22.11.15

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 35× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-23 03:09 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-19 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-18 06:59 UTCOSV refresh
  9. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-15 02:22 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.5
  14. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-15 01:21 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.6
  17. 2026-07-13 22:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-08 15:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-01 15:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-06-30 04:37 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-06-30 04:37 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-06-30 04:32 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-33216?
CVE-2026-33216 is a high vulnerability published on March 25, 2026. 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, for MQTT deployments using usercodes/passwords: MQTT passwords are incorrectly classified as a non-authenticating identity statement (JWT) and exposed via monitoring…
When was CVE-2026-33216 disclosed?
CVE-2026-33216 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 25, 2026, with the most recent update on July 20, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-33216 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-33216 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 29.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-33216?
CVE-2026-33216 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-33216?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-33216, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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