CVE-2026-39320Signal K Server has an Unauthenticated Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via WebSocket Subscription Paths
Description
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.
Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Versions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| signalk | signal k server | < 2.25.0 | |
| SignalK | signalk-server | < 2.25.0 |
References and patches
- https://github.com/SignalK/signalk-server/security/advisories/GHSA-7gcj-phff-2884 ExploitVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/SignalK/signalk-server/pull/2568 Issue TrackingPatch
- https://github.com/SignalK/signalk-server/commit/215d81eb700d5419c3396a0fbf23f2e246dfac2d Patch
- https://github.com/SignalK/signalk-server/releases/tag/v2.25.0 ProductRelease Notes
CPE matches (NVD) (1)
cpe:2.3:a:signalk:signal_k_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 2.25.0