# CVE-2021-32026: GO-2024-2850 - NATS server TLS missing ciphersuite settings when CLI flags used in github.com/nats-io/nats-server

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-32026-nats-server-tls-missing-ciphersuite-settings-when-cli-flags-used  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-06-05  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2021-32026 · Severity: info · Published 2024-06-05

NATS server TLS missing ciphersuite settings when CLI flags used in github.com/nats-io/nats-server

Technologies: [github.com/nats-io/nats-server (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-nats-io-nats-server), [github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2 (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-nats-io-nats-server-v2). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2021-32026 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-32026 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2021-32026?** Informational severity, published 5 June 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/nats-io/nats-server (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0; github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=2.2.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2021-32026?** Yes. github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2 (Go): upgrade to 2.2.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2021-32026?** Check whether you run github.com/nats-io/nats-server (Go) or github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2 (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2 (Go): upgrade to 2.2.3 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2@v2.2.3
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/nats-io/nats-server (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0
- github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=2.2.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2021-32026
- GHSA-jj54-5q2m-q7pj
- GO-2024-2850

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