Description
NATS Server is a high-performance server for NATS.io, the cloud and edge native messaging system. Prior to 2.12.8 and 2.11.17, an unauthenticated peer with network access to a leafnode listener with compression enabled could crash the server during the pre-authentication leafnode handshake by sending repeated leafnode INFO protocol messages before authentication and account setup completed. This issue is fixed in versions 2.12.8 and 2.11.17.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| nats-io | nats-server | < 2.11.17; >= 2.12.0-preview.1, < 2.12.8 |
References
- https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server/commit/8dcb26eaea78fdcbe96dbee5986d6019fd5cb94aPatch
- https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server/commit/fc5fe39177533e9dbdd651d2458285bfae1dde27Patch
- https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server/releases/tag/v2.11.17Release Notes
- https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server/releases/tag/v2.12.8Release Notes
- https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server/security/advisories/GHSA-3g5q-cfh2-cq67Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 8, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 25, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed