Improper Authorization Affecting github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2/server package, versions <2.11.16>=2.12.0-RC.1 <2.12.7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.46% (39th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMNATSIONATSSERVERV2SERVER-17912784
  • published9 Jul 2026
  • disclosed8 Jul 2026
  • creditXlabAITeam, keenanwgn

Introduced: 8 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-58251  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-285  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2/server to version 2.11.16, 2.12.7 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 Improper Authorization via the queue subscription process. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to restricted subjects by leveraging queue subscriptions to bypass subject deny rules when the queue name itself is not denied.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1