CVE-2026-27889
NATS: Pre-auth remote server crash via WebSocket frame length overflow in wsRead
02 Description
NATS: Pre-auth remote server crash via WebSocket frame length overflow in wsRead
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.59% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 48.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-09.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-03-25 19:36Z7 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-09-09 12:05Z1 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-02-24
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 649e116e75cb1ee62a9a7a4e4f4074b5502d79197620363ae4ea2fdf1870dab2
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/nats-io/nats-server/security/advisories/GHSA-pq2q-rcw4-3hr6
- advisories.nats.iohttps://advisories.nats.io/CVE/secnote-2026-03.txt
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-27889
- bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2451447https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2451447
- security.access.redhat.comhttps://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-27889.json
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22347
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:23345
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21769
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- nats-server No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- nats-server No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- nats-server Fixed in 2.12.6-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- nats-server No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 25.10
- nats-server No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.10
- nats-server No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS
- nats-server No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.