CVE-2026-27889
High · 7.5CVSS
7.5
EPSS
0.9%
Published
Mar 25, 2026
CISA due date
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The record
NATS-Server is a High-Performance server for NATS.io, a cloud and edge native messaging system. Starting in version 2.2.0 and prior to versions 2.11.14 and 2.12.5, a missing sanity check on a WebSockets frame could trigger a server panic in the nats-server. This happens before authentication, and so is exposed to anyone who can connect to the websockets port. Versions 2.11.14 and 2.12.5 contains a fix. A workaround is available. The vulnerability only affects deployments which use WebSockets and which expose the network port to untrusted end-points. If one is able to do so, a defense in depth of restricting either of these will mitigate the attack.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chainguard | k3s-1.32 | 0 | 1.32.13.1-r5 |
| Chainguard | k3s-static-1.32 | 0 | 1.32.13.1-r5 |
| Chainguard | milvus-2.5 | 0 | 2.5.27-r4 |
| Chainguard | rke2-runtime-fips-1.34 | 0 | 1.34.6.2.1-r1 |
| Wolfi | k3s-1.32 | 0 | 1.32.13.1-r5 |
| Wolfi | k3s-static-1.32 | 0 | 1.32.13.1-r5 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0 | 0.0.20260326T203309-150000.1.155.2 |
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