Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 23, 2026· Updated Jul 24, 2026
Skipper Incomplete Fix for CVE-2026-50197 Policy Bypass
CVE-2026-65604
Description
Skipper contains an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-50197 in which oversized request bodies bypass Open Policy Agent (OPA) deny-on-presence Rego policies. When a request body exceeds the configured maxBodyBytes limit, Skipper forwards the full payload to the upstream service while OPA evaluates against an empty parsed_body, so policies that deny requests based on body content are not enforced and forbidden actions proceed. No fixed version is available; v0.27.26 adds documentation guidance only.
Affected products
1Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- github.com/zalando/skipper/security/advisories/GHSA-8qqm-fp2q-v734mitrevendor-advisory
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/skipper-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2026-50197-policy-bypassmitrethird-party-advisory
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