Security Advisory

CVE-2026-25228

CVE vulnerability detail — eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2026-02-02 23:02:52
Last updated 2026-02-04 21:09:42
Assigner GitHub_M
State PUBLISHED

Description

Signal K Server is a server application that runs on a central hub in a boat. Prior to 2.20.3, a path traversal vulnerability in SignalK Servers applicationData API allows authenticated users on Windows systems to read, write, and list arbitrary files and directories on the filesystem. The validateAppId() function blocks forward slashes (/) but not backslashes (), which are treated as directory separators by path.join() on Windows. This enables attackers to escape the intended applicationData directory. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.20.3.