{"schema_version":"1.9.0","id":"CVE-2026-33216","published":"2026-03-25T19:41:55.670Z","modified":"2026-09-09T03:30:34.745506699Z","aliases":["BIT-nats-2026-33216","GHSA-v722-jcv5-w7mc","GO-2026-4836"],"related":["SUSE-SU-2026:1135-1","openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1"],"summary":"NATS has MQTT plaintext password disclosure","details":"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, for MQTT deployments using usercodes/passwords: MQTT passwords are incorrectly classified as a non-authenticating identity statement (JWT) and exposed via monitoring endpoints. Versions 2.11.14 and 2.12.6 contain a fix. As a workaround, ensure monitoring end-points are adequately secured. Best practice remains to not expose the monitoring endpoint to the Internet or other untrusted network users.","affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"bef17e1d9de6574fae0eabe1798db0d4529834e4"},{"introduced":"fc6ec648d806652d282d2f0edb6cb9f22c895572"},{"fixed":"0e0639058e0d2d8fce0cc34941f9897da152ab32"},{"fixed":"b5b63cfc35a57075e09c1f57503d31721bed8099"}],"database_specific":{"cpe":"cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:nats-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","extracted_events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.11.15"},{"introduced":"2.12.0"},{"fixed":"2.12.6"}],"source":["CPE_RANGE","REFERENCES"]}}],"versions":["v2.12.4","v2.11.14","v2.12.5","v2.11.12","v2.12.5-RC.2","v2.12.5-RC.1","v2.11.12-RC.7","v2.12.4-RC.6","v2.11.12-RC.6","v2.12.4-RC.5","v2.11.12-RC.5","v2.12.4-RC.4","v2.12.2","v2.11.12-RC.4","v2.12.4-RC.3","v2.12.4-RC.2","v2.11.12-RC.3","v2.12.4-RC.1","v2.11.12-RC.2","v2.12.3","v2.11.12-RC.1","v2.11.11","v2.12.3-RC.5","v2.12.3-RC.4","v2.12.3-RC.3","v2.12.3-RC.2","v2.12.3-RC.1","v2.12.2-RC.4","v2.11.11-RC.4","v2.12.2-RC.3","v2.11.11-RC.3","v2.12.1","v2.12.2-RC.2","v2.11.11-RC.2","v2.11.11-RC.1","v2.12.2-RC.1","v2.11.10","v2.12.0","v2.12.1-RC.5","v2.12.1-RC.4","v2.12.1-RC.3","v2.12.1-RC.2","v2.12.1-RC.1","v2.11.10-RC.1","v2.11.9","v2.11.9-RC.3","v2.11.9-RC.2","v2.11.9-RC.1","v2.11.8","v2.11.8-RC.1","v2.11.7","v2.11.7-RC.3","v2.11.7-RC.2","v2.11.7-RC.1","v2.11.6","v2.11.6-RC.1","v2.11.5","v2.11.5-RC.4","v2.11.5-RC.3","v2.11.5-RC.2","v2.11.5-RC.1","v2.11.4","v2.11.4-RC.3","v2.11.4-RC.2","v2.11.4-RC.1","v2.11.3","v2.11.3-RC.2","v2.11.3-RC.1","v2.11.2","v2.11.2-RC.3","v2.11.2-RC.2","v2.11.2-RC.1","v2.11.0","v2.11.0-RC.5","v2.11.0-RC.4","v2.11.0-RC.3","v2.11.0-RC.2","v2.11.0-RC.1","v2.10.3","v2.10.2","v2.10.1","v2.10.0","v2.9.22","v2.9.21","v2.9.20","v2.9.19","v2.9.18","v2.9.17","v2.9.16","v2.9.15","v2.9.14","v2.9.12","v2.9.11","v2.9.10","v2.9.9","v2.9.8","v2.9.7","v2.9.6","v2.9.5","v2.9.4","v2.9.3","v2.9.2","v2.9.1","v2.9.0","v2.8.4","v2.8.3","v2.8.2","v2.8.1","v2.8.0","v2.7.4","v2.7.3","v2.7.2","v2.7.1","v2.7.0","v2.7.0-rc2","v2.7.0-rc1","v2.6.6","v2.6.5","v2.6.4","v2.6.3","v2.6.2","v2.6.1","v2.6.0","v2.5.0","v2.4.0","v2.3.4","v2.3.3","v2.3.2","v2.3.1","v2.3.0","v2.2.6","v2.2.5","v2.2.4","v2.2.3","v2.2.2","v2.2.1","v2.2.0","v2.1.7","v2.1.6","v2.1.4","v2.1.2","v2.1.0","v2.0.4","v2.0.2","v2.0.0","v2.0.0-RC19","v2.0.0-RC14","v1.3.0","v1.2.0","v1.1.0","v1.0.6","v1.0.4","v1.0.2","v1.0.0","v0.9.6","v0.9.4","v0.9.2","v0.8.1","v0.8.0","v0.7.2","v0.7.0","v0.6.8","v0.6.6","v0.6.4","v0.6.2","v0.6.0","v0.5.6","v0.5.4","v0.5.2","v0.5.1"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-33216.json"}}],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-33216.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21769"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22347"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:23345"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33216"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.nats.io/CVE/secnote-2026-05.txt"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/33xxx/CVE-2026-33216.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server/security/advisories/GHSA-v722-jcv5-w7mc"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33216"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2451448"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server/commit/b5b63cfc35a57075e09c1f57503d31721bed8099"}],"database_specific":{"cna_assigner":"GitHub_M","cwe_ids":["CWE-256"],"osv_generated_from":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/33xxx/CVE-2026-33216.json"},"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N"}]}