User Impersonation Affecting github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2/server package, versions <2.11.15>=2.12.0-RC.1 <2.12.6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMNATSIONATSSERVERV2SERVER-15763270
  • published25 Mar 2026
  • disclosed24 Mar 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 24 Mar 2026

CVE-2026-33215  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-290  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2/server to version 2.11.15, 2.12.6 or higher.

Overview

github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2/server is an A simple, secure and performant communications system for digital systems, services and devices.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to User Impersonation through the createOrRestoreSession function in the MQTT session manager. An attacker can restore or overwrite another client’s session state and hijack messages by connecting with a colliding MQTT Client ID.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1