Vulnerability Report

CVE-2026-33247

Title: NATS-Server Credentials Disclosure via Monitoring Port

Other

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2026-33247.

CWE Category CWE-215
Published Date Mar 25, 2026
Modified Date Mar 26, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 7.4 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.02%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-33247: 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, if a nats-server is run with static credentials for all clients provided via argv (the command-line), then those credentials are visible to any user who can see the monitoring port, if that too is enabled. The `/debug/vars` end-point contains an unredacted copy of argv. Versions 2.11.15 and 2.12.6 contain a fix. As a workaround, configure credentials inside a configuration file instead of via argv, and do not enable the monitoring port if using secrets in argv. Best practice remains to not expose the monitoring port to the Internet, or to untrusted network sources.

Impacted Vendors

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Reference Links

https://advisories.nats.io/CVE/secnote-2026-14.txt https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server/security/advisories/GHSA-x6g4-f6q3-fqvv
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.4
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2026-33247 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

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Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity HIGH
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.