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CVE-2025-66398GHSA-W3X5-7C4C-66P9

Signal K Server has Unauthenticated State Pollution leading to Remote Code Execution (RCE)

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 2.19.0
2 proofs of concept on GitHub
  • Exploitation: poc
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

Signal K Server is a server application that runs on a central hub in a boat. Prior to version 2.19.0, an unauthenticated attacker can pollute the internal state (`restoreFilePath`) of the server via the `/skServer/validateBackup` endpoint. This allows the attacker to hijack the administrator's "Restore" functionality to overwrite critical server configuration files (e.g., `security.json`, `package.json`), leading to account takeover and Remote Code Execution (RCE). Version 2.19.0 patches this vulnerability.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated
  4. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • SignalK signalk-server

    fixed in 2.19.0

  • signalk-servernpm

    fixed in 2.19.0

References 4

GitHub · SignalK/signalk-server

GitHub · joshuavanderpoll/cve-2025-66398

GitHub · showy-headteacher114/cve-2025-66398