CVE-2026-58214 json
NATS Server: MQTT subscribe ACL bypass via $MQTT.deliver.pubrel prefix (incomplete fix for CVE-2026-33217)
published 2026-07-08 4 mo ago modified 2026-10-25 14 d ago also BIT-nats-2026-58214 , EUVD-2026-42387 , GHSA-4g68-3pwx-5vfj , JLSEC-2026-1149
- 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 28%
- 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, an authenticated MQTT client could subscribe to the internal $MQTT.deliver.pubrel subject family, bypassing configured subscribe permissions and exposing MQTT QoS2 protocol metadata for sessions in the account. 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-2026-58214
- 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-2026-58214 updated cvss 4.3
nats-server: NATS Server: Information disclosure via MQTT client subscription bypass
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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
0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% 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/297b166be60fe13144084eed4b25201ead03204a
patch, web
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github.com
/nats-io/nats-server/commit/34b09657bb596d5f850eaa5cfc97ea6b2f989a97
patch, web
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github.com
/nats-io/nats-server/security/advisories/GHSA-4g68-3pwx-5vfj
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-2026-58214
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-58214
- NVD CVE-2026-58214
- OSV BIT-nats-2026-58214
- OSV JLSEC-2026-1149
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