CVE-2026-29785

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Published 2026-03-24 · Modified 2026-03-31

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CVSS v3

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

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Description

NATS-Server is a High-Performance server for NATS.io, a cloud and edge native messaging system. Prior to versions 2.11.14 and 2.12.5, if the nats-server has the "leafnode" configuration enabled (not default), then anyone who can connect can crash the nats-server by triggering a panic. This happens pre-authentication and requires that compression be enabled (which it is, by default, when leafnodes are used). Versions 2.11.14 and 2.12.5 contain a fix. As a workaround, disable compression on the leafnode port.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

30%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
sles		affected
debian	bookworm	affected
debian	forky	fixed	`2.12.6-1`
debian	sid	fixed	`2.12.6-1`
debian	trixie	affected

Package impact

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable	Fixed
Go	github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2	`<2.11.14`	`2.11.14`
Go	github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2	`>=2.12.0-RC.1,<2.12.5`	`2.12.5`
Go	github.com/nats-io/nats-server

References

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