CVE-2026-58209 json
NATS Server: MQTT retained and QoS replay bypass subscribe deny filters
published 2026-07-08 4 mo ago modified 2026-10-25 14 d ago also BIT-nats-2026-58209 , EUVD-2026-42347 , GHSA-7qmq-8cc4-hxwg , JLSEC-2026-1146
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
NATS Server is a high-performance server for NATS.io, the cloud and edge native messaging system. Prior to 2.14.3 and 2.12.12, MQTT retained message delivery and QoS1+ durable replay could deliver messages whose original topics matched a subscriber configured subscribe deny rule because these delivery paths did not consistently recheck the concrete original topic before sending the MQTT PUBLISH to the subscriber. This issue is fixed in versions 2.14.3 and 2.12.12.
Patch / fix
- bitnami nats 2.12.12, 2.14.3
- julia nats_server_jll 2.14.3+0
- linuxfoundation nats-server 2.12.12, 2.14.3
- nats nats_server 2.12.12, 2.14.3
- nats nats_streaming_server 2.12.12, 2.14.3
- nats-server Debian 14 2.14.3-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-58209
- nats-server2.12 hummingbird 1 2.12.12-1.hum1
- nats-server2.14 hummingbird 1 2.14.3-1.hum1
red hat advisories RHSA-2026:36017RHSA-2026:36016
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2026-58209 updated cvss 4.3
nats-server: NATS Server: Information disclosure due to inconsistent MQTT topic rechecking
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Red Hat Hardened Images nats-server2.14 2.14.3-1.hum1, nats-server2.12 2.12.12-1.hum1fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:36017
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 4 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | nats | <2.12.12 >=2.14.0, <2.14.3 |
2.12.12 2.14.3 |
| julia | nats_server_jll | <2.14.3+0 |
2.14.3+0 |
Affected products
- nats-io nats-server
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
References
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github.com
/nats-io/nats-server/commit/181b1f51f40b9954c57e9d478e051fb257679356
patch, web
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github.com
/nats-io/nats-server/commit/1c429b6fdc5afd4188cc5faf1127f6334896cd87
patch, web
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github.com
/nats-io/nats-server/security/advisories/GHSA-7qmq-8cc4-hxwg
vendor-advisory, advisory, web
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github.com
/nats-io/nats-server/releases/tag/v2.12.12
release-notes, article, web
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github.com
/nats-io/nats-server/releases/tag/v2.14.3
release-notes, article, web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-58209
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-58209
- NVD CVE-2026-58209
- OSV BIT-nats-2026-58209
- OSV JLSEC-2026-1146
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