NATS Server: Incomplete Stripping of Nats-Request-Info Header Allows Identity Spoofing (nats-io nats-server)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.21 % · percentile 12 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Analyzed
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, the NATS message header `Nats-Request-Info:` is supposed to be a guarantee of identity by the NATS server, but the stripping of this header from inbound messages was not fully effective. An attacker with valid credentials for any regular client interface could thus spoof their identity to services which rely upon this header. Versions 2.11.15 and 2.12.6 contain a fix. No known workarounds are available.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-290 — Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-pwx7-fx9r-hr4h — NATS Server: Incomplete Stripping of Nats-Request-Info Header Allows Identity Spoofing
- GO-2026-4835 — NATS Server: Incomplete Stripping of Nats-Request-Info Header Allows Identity Spoofing in github.com/nats-io/nats-server
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-15996
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-33223
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:nats-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 2.11.15cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:nats-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 2.12.0 < 2.12.6
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| nats-io · nats-server | affected < 2.11.15 ; affected >= 2.12.0-RC.1, < 2.12.6 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |