Medium severity · published Sep 15, 2026
CVE-2026-55591
Signal K Server: Server-Side Request Forgery via Remote Connection Endpoints
5.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Signal K Server is a server application that runs on a central hub in a boat. Prior to 2.28.0, makeRemoteRequest() in src/serverroutes.ts accepted attacker-controlled host, port, useTLS, and selfsignedcert parameters from the testSignalKConnection, requestAccess, and checkAccessRequest endpoints without validating the destination. When security was not configured, addAdminMiddleware() was a no-op in dummysecurity.ts, leaving all three endpoints accessible without authentication. The server could be forced to contact loopback, private, link-local, cloud metadata, or arbitrary external destinations, and selfsignedcert could disable certificate verification for outbound HTTPS requests. The checkAccessRequest endpoint also interpolated requestId into its destination path, allowing traversal to other paths on the selected host. Distinct success, connection-refused, and timeout responses enabled internal port scanning; returned response bodies enabled cloud metadata and internal-service data exfiltration; requestAccess enabled server-side POST requests with attacker-controlled JSON; and access to cluster-internal services could support lateral movement. This issue is fixed in version 2.28.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 22% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SI
signalk-server · SignalK
< 2.28.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55591
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-55591
github.com
https://github.com/SignalK/signalk-server/commit/2816b0dda1bdde893d85c969a9c5950e7825eee7
github.com
https://github.com/SignalK/signalk-server/releases/tag/v2.28.0
github.com
https://github.com/SignalK/signalk-server/security/advisories/GHSA-q59x-jc9f-gfqf
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