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.
CVE-2026-33216
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).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- 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 computedSeverity75% × 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, 20262451448 – (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=2451448MQTT plaintext password disclosure · Advisory · nats-io/nats-server · GitHub
https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server/security/advisories/GHSA-v722-jcv5-w7mccommit 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/b5b63cfc35a57075e09c1f57503d31721bed8099Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-33216(4)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2026:23345Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Multicluster Global Hub 1.6.2 security update
- RHSA-2026:22347Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Multicluster Global Hub 1.4.5 security update
- CVE-2026-33216Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)High
NATS has MQTT plaintext password disclosure
- RHSA-2026:21769Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Multicluster Global Hub 1.5.4 security update
Patch Availability(3)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | multicluster-globalhub/multicluster-globalhub-grafana-rhel9:1780167118 | 2026-06-04 | redhat |
| redhat | multicluster-globalhub/multicluster-globalhub-grafana-rhel9:1779579439 | 2026-06-01 | redhat |
| redhat | multicluster-globalhub/multicluster-globalhub-grafana-rhel9:1778867753 | 2026-05-28 | redhat |
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)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/nats-io/nats-server | — | — | — |
| github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2 | — | 2.11.15 | — |
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.
- 2026-07-23 03:09 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-07-18 06:59 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-15 02:22 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.5
- 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-15 01:21 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.6
- 2026-07-13 22:30 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-01 15:06 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-30 04:37 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-30 04:37 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-06-30 04:32 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked
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