NATS: Message tracing can be redirected to arbitrary subject in github.com/nats-io/nats-server

Open Source Vulnerabilities GO-2026-4826

NATS: Message tracing can be redirected to arbitrary subject in github.com/nats-io/nats-server

Open Source Vulnerabilities GHSA-8m2x-3m6q-6w8j

### Background NATS.io is a high performance open source pub-sub distributed communication technology, built for the cloud, on-premise, IoT, and edge computing. The nats-server supports telemetry on messages, using the per-message NATS headers. ### Problem Description A valid client which uses message tracing headers can indicate that the trace messages can be sent to an arbitrary valid subject, including those to which the client does not have publish permission. The payload is a valid trace message and not chosen by the attacker. ### Affected Versions Any version before v2.12.6 or v2.11.15 ### Workarounds None.

Open Source Vulnerabilities BIT-nats-2026-33249

NATS-Server is a High-Performance server for NATS.io, a cloud and edge native messaging system. Starting in version 2.11.0 and prior to versions 2.11.15 and 2.12.6, a valid client which uses message tracing headers can indicate that the trace messages can be sent to an arbitrary valid subject, including those to which the client does not have publish permission. The payload is a valid trace message and not chosen by the attacker. Versions 2.11.15 and 2.12.6 contain a fix. No known workarounds are available.

Open Source Vulnerabilities CVE-2026-33249

NATS-Server is a High-Performance server for NATS.io, a cloud and edge native messaging system. Starting in version 2.11.0 and prior to versions 2.11.15 and 2.12.6, a valid client which uses message tracing headers can indicate that the trace messages can be sent to an arbitrary valid subject, including those to which the client does not have publish permission. The payload is a valid trace message and not chosen by the attacker. Versions 2.11.15 and 2.12.6 contain a fix. No known workarounds are available.