Vulnerability · Published Nov 6, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-26892
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the golang-github-nats-io-jwt package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.3% (higher than 84% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)2.3%top 16.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The JWT library in NATS nats-server before 2.1.9 has Incorrect Access Control because of how expired credentials are handled.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | golang-github-nats-io-jwt | 2.2.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-26892 |
| Debian:13 | golang-github-nats-io-jwt | 2.2.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-26892 |
| Debian:14 | golang-github-nats-io-jwt | 2.2.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-26892 |
| Go | github.com/nats-io/jwt | 1.1.0 | GHSA-4w5x-x539-ppf5 |
| Go | github.com/nats-io/jwt | 1.1.0 | GO-2022-0380 |
| Go | github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2 | 2.1.9 | GHSA-2c64-vj8g-vwrq |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | golang-github-nats-io-jwt | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-26892 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server/commits/master x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/02/2 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- FEDORA-2020-2c8851d48b vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA