NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting github.com/nats-io/nats-server/server package, versions >=0.0.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.74% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMNATSIONATSSERVERSERVER-17912794
  • published9 Jul 2026
  • disclosed8 Jul 2026
  • creditkodareef5

Introduced: 8 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-58250  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for github.com/nats-io/nats-server/server.

Overview

github.com/nats-io/nats-server/server is an A simple, secure and performant communications system for digital systems, services and devices.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference via the leafnode handshake process. An attacker can cause the server to crash by sending repeated INFO protocol messages before authentication and account setup are completed, if compression is enabled on the leafnode listener.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1