CVE-2026-33216

NATS has MQTT plaintext password disclosure

Published Mar 25, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.6 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-v722-jcv5-w7mc NATS has MQTT plaintext password disclosure
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linuxfoundation
Linuxfoundation nats-server
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:nats-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linuxfoundation
Linuxfoundation nats-server
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nats
Nats nats Server
Vendors & Products Nats
Nats nats Server
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title NATS has MQTT plaintext password disclosure
Weaknesses CWE-256
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Sep 9, 2026, 12:04 PM
Reserved
Mar 17, 2026, 11:23 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 25, 2026, 8:16 PM
Modified
Sep 9, 2026, 1:19 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Mar 25, 2026, 7:41 PM