CVE-2026-29785

HIGHPre-NVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.7%, top 51% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1.0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

NATS-Server is a High-Performance server for NATS.io, a cloud and edge native messaging system. Prior to versions 2.11.14 and 2.12.5, if the nats-server has the "leafnode" configuration enabled (not default), then anyone who can connect can crash the nats-server by triggering a panic. This happens pre-authentication and requires that compression be enabled (which it is, by default, when leafnodes are used). Versions 2.11.14 and 2.12.5 contain a fix. As a workaround, disable compression on the leafnode port.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
49
EG Risk 49/100

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
EPSS PROB
1.0%
EPSS %ILE
60th
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 25, 2026

Last Modified

September 9, 2026

Advisory Details (9)

Auto-updated Jul 3, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_commit, github, redhat.
redhatMentions a patch (unverified)
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-29785.json
redhat

2451444 – (CVE-2026-29785) CVE-2026-29785 github.com/nats-io/nats-server: NATS-Server: Denial of Service via leafnode compression

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2451444
redhatMentions a patch (unverified)

cve-details

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-29785
redhatMentions a patch (unverified)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:23345
redhatMentions a patch (unverified)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22347
redhatMentions a patch (unverified)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21769
githubMentions a patch (unverified)

leafnode pre-auth server panic DoS · Advisory · nats-io/nats-server · GitHub

https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server/security/advisories/GHSA-52jh-2xxh-pwh6
github_commit

commit a1488de6f2ba (nats-io/nats-server)

Fix landed in nats-io/nats-server commit a1488de6f2ba — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server/commit/a1488de6f2ba6e666aef0f9cce0016f7f167d6a8
generic
https://advisories.nats.io/CVE/secnote-2026-04.txt

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-29785(4)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(3)

Vendor / EcosystemFix (by version range) / PatchReleasedSource
redhatmulticluster-globalhub/multicluster-globalhub-grafana-rhel9:17801671182026-06-04redhat
redhatmulticluster-globalhub/multicluster-globalhub-grafana-rhel9:17795794392026-06-01redhat
redhatmulticluster-globalhub/multicluster-globalhub-grafana-rhel9:17788677532026-05-28redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(5 across 4 ecosystems)
Go(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
github.com/nats-io/nats-server—
  • every version on: no fix on record
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github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2—
  • every version up to 2.11.14: fixed in 2.11.14
  • 2.12.0-RC.1 up to 2.12.5: fixed in 2.12.5
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Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
nats-server2.10.1-1 ... 2.9.19-1 (15 versions)
  • every version on: no fix on record
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Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
nats-server2.10.27-1 ... 2.14.6-1 (6 versions)
  • every version on: no fix on record
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Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
nats-server2.10.27-1, 2.12.4-1
  • every version up to 2.12.6-1: fixed in 2.12.6-1
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Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 24× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-29785?
CVE-2026-29785 is a high vulnerability published on March 25, 2026. NATS-Server is a High-Performance server for NATS.io, a cloud and edge native messaging system. Prior to versions 2.11.14 and 2.12.5, if the nats-server has the "leafnode" configuration enabled (not default), then anyone who can connect can crash the nats-server by triggering a panic. This happens…
When was CVE-2026-29785 disclosed?
CVE-2026-29785 was first published on March 25, 2026, with the most recent update on September 9, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-29785 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-29785 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (60th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-29785?
CVE-2026-29785 has a CVSS base score of 7.5 (a secondary CVSS source that NVD displays; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-29785?
A fix for CVE-2026-29785 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-29785 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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