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HIGHCVE-2026-29785Published Modified CNA GitHub_M

CVE-2026-29785: NATS Server panic via malicious compression on leafnode port

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.

Metrics

CVSS v3.1
7.5
Severity
HIGH
Fixed in
Affected Products
1
Affected packages
  • nats-io / nats-server
    < 2.11.14 · >= 2.12.0-RC.1, < 2.12.5
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H