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The leafnodes compression tag on WindowsForum.com covers a critical security vulnerability in NATS Server, specifically CVE-2026-29785. This bug allows a malicious remote NATS server to cause a pre-authentication panic by abusing compression during leafnode negotiation, leading to a denial of service. The issue affects NATS Server versions before v2.11.14 and v2.12.5. Users are advised to upgrade or disable compression on the leafnode port as a temporary mitigation. Discussions focus on the technical details of the vulnerability, its impact on server availability, and recommended fixes.
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    NATS CVE-2026-29785: Leafnode Compression Can Crash Servers Before Auth

    NATS Server has disclosed a serious availability bug in its leafnode handling, tracked as CVE-2026-29785. According to the project’s own advisory, a malicious remote NATS server can trigger a pre-authentication panic by abusing compression during leafnode negotiation, taking down the impacted...
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