CVE-2025-68619
published 2026-01-01CVE-2025-68619: Signal K Server is a server application that runs on a central hub in a boat. Versions prior to 2.19.0 of the appstore interface allow administrators to…
PriorityP350high7.2CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRHUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.65%
46.3th percentile
Signal K Server is a server application that runs on a central hub in a boat. Versions prior to 2.19.0 of the appstore interface allow administrators to install npm packages through a REST API endpoint. While the endpoint validates that the package name exists in the npm registry as a known plugin or webapp, the version parameter accepts arbitrary npm version specifiers including URLs. npm supports installing packages from git repositories, GitHub shorthand syntax, and HTTP/HTTPS URLs pointing to tarballs. When npm installs a package, it can automatically execute any `postinstall` script defined in `package.json`, enabling arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability exists because npm's version specifier syntax is extremely flexible, and the SignalK code passes the version parameter directly to npm without sanitization. An attacker with admin access can install a package from an attacker-controlled source containing a malicious `postinstall` script. Version 2.19.0 contains a patch for the issue.
Affected
4 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| signalk | signal_k_server | < 2.19.0 | 2.19.0 |
| signalk | signal_k_server | — | — |
| signalk | signalk-server | < 2.19.0 | 2.19.0 |
| signalk | signalk-server | >= 0 < 2.9.0 | 2.9.0 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.2HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv4.07.3HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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GHSA
Signal K Server Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Malicious npm Package
ghsa·2026-01-02
CVE-2025-68619 [HIGH] CWE-94 Signal K Server Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Malicious npm Package
Signal K Server Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Malicious npm Package
The SignalK appstore interface allows administrators to install npm packages through a REST API endpoint. While the endpoint validates that the package name exists in the npm registry as a known plugin or webapp, the version parameter accepts arbitrary npm version specifiers including URLs. npm supports installing packages from git repositories, GitHub shorthand syntax, and HTTP/HTTPS URLs pointing to tarballs. When npm installs a package, it can automatically execute any `postinstall` script defined in `package.json`, enabling arbitrary code execution.
The vulnerability exists because npm's version specifier syntax is extremely flexible, and the SignalK code passes the version parameter directly to npm without
OSV
Signal K Server Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Malicious npm Package
osv·2026-01-02
CVE-2025-68619 [HIGH] Signal K Server Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Malicious npm Package
Signal K Server Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Malicious npm Package
The SignalK appstore interface allows administrators to install npm packages through a REST API endpoint. While the endpoint validates that the package name exists in the npm registry as a known plugin or webapp, the version parameter accepts arbitrary npm version specifiers including URLs. npm supports installing packages from git repositories, GitHub shorthand syntax, and HTTP/HTTPS URLs pointing to tarballs. When npm installs a package, it can automatically execute any `postinstall` script defined in `package.json`, enabling arbitrary code execution.
The vulnerability exists because npm's version specifier syntax is extremely flexible, and the SignalK code passes the version parameter directly to npm without
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2026-01-01
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