Critical severity · published Apr 15, 2025
CVE-2025-30215
NATS-Server Fails to Authorize Certain Jetstream Admin APIs
9.6
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
NATS-Server is a High-Performance server for NATS.io, the cloud and edge native messaging system. In versions starting from 2.2.0 but prior to 2.10.27 and 2.11.1, the management of JetStream assets happens with messages in the $JS. subject namespace in the system account; this is partially exposed into regular accounts to allow account holders to manage their assets. Some of the JS API requests were missing access controls, allowing any user with JS management permissions in any account to perform certain administrative actions on any JS asset in any other account. At least one of the unprotected APIs allows for data destruction. None of the affected APIs allow disclosing stream contents. This vulnerability is fixed in v2.11.1 or v2.10.27.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 49% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NA
nats-server · nats-io
>= 2.2.0, < 2.10.27; >= 2.11.0-RC.1, < 2.11.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-30215
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-30215
advisories.nats.io
https://advisories.nats.io/CVE/secnote-2025-01.txt
github.com
https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server/security/advisories/GHSA-fhg8-qxh5-7q3w
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/08/5
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