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…
Exact source revision recorded 25 Oct 2026 04:17:10 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.
nvd · CVE-2025-68619
PublishedSignal 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.
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Source analysis status: Analyzed
Weakness classifications: CWE-94
Original publisher date fields
published: 2026-01-01T19:15:53.777
lastModified: 2026-10-07T11:10:00.153
5 source CPE criteria · context only
- cpe:2.3:a:signalk:signal_k_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:signalk:signal_k_server:2.19.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:signalk:signal_k_server:2.19.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:signalk:signal_k_server:2.19.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:signalk:signal_k_server:2.19.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
The original JSON retains the logical configuration operators, exclusions and version bounds.
- Source published
- 1 Jan 2026 19:15:53 UTC
- Source modified
- 7 Oct 2026 11:10:00 UTC
- Observed here
- 25 Oct 2026 04:17:10 UTC
- Source terms
- NIST NVD usage terms; underlying source attribution retained
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