Signal K Server is a server application that runs on a central hub in a boat. Versions prior to 2.25.0 are vulnerable to an unauthenticated Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attack within the WebSocket subscription handling logic. By injecting unescaped regex metacharacters into the `context` parameter of a stream subscription, an attacker can force the server's Node.js event loop into a catastrophic backtracking loop when evaluating long string identifiers (like the server's self UUID). This results in a total Denial of Service (DoS) where the server CPU spikes to 100% and becomes completely unresponsive to further API or socket requests. Version 2.25.0 contains a fix.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 4
- https://github.com/SignalK/signalk-server/commit/215d81eb700d5419c3396a0fbf23f2e246dfac2d Patch
- https://github.com/SignalK/signalk-server/pull/2568 Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/SignalK/signalk-server/security/advisories/GHSA-7gcj-phff-2884 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/SignalK/signalk-server/security/advisories/GHSA-7gcj-phff-2884 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 7.5 · signalkNVD modified 2026-10-26 22:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:signalk:signal_k_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 5
- https://github.com/SignalK/signalk-server/commit/215d81eb700d5419c3396a0fbf23f2e246dfac2d Patch
- https://github.com/SignalK/signalk-server/pull/2568 Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/SignalK/signalk-server/releases/tag/v2.25.0 Product, Release Notes
- https://github.com/SignalK/signalk-server/security/advisories/GHSA-7gcj-phff-2884 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/SignalK/signalk-server/security/advisories/GHSA-7gcj-phff-2884 Exploit, Vendor Advisory