Vulnerability Description
Skipper is an HTTP router and reverse proxy for service composition. Prior to version 0.27.37, the opaAuthorizeRequestWithBody filter can authorize an oversized request after Skipper truncates the body presented to Open Policy Agent because the input.truncated_body signal is derived from Content-Length rather than the actual read result. In filters/openpolicyagent/openpolicyagent.go, ExtractHttpBodyOptionally truncates bodies at maxBodyBytes, while filters/openpolicyagent/internal/envoy/skipperadapter.go copies the request headers without adding a Content-Length value that reflects the truncation. For an HTTP/1.1 request using Transfer-Encoding: chunked or an HTTP/2 request without Content-Length, a body-inspecting policy that follows the prior mitigation and permits input.truncated_body equal to false can evaluate only the truncated prefix, allow the request, and then forward the full oversized body to the protected upstream. This residual issue is distinct from CVE-2026-50197. This issue is fixed in version 0.27.37.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/zalando/skipper/commit/2cfceabaa6ff0af65b312dcb9bcbe84691b9d5
- https://github.com/zalando/skipper/releases/tag/v0.27.35
- https://github.com/zalando/skipper/security/advisories/GHSA-5gpm-rgj3-9q76
- https://github.com/zalando/skipper/tree/v0.27.35
- https://github.com/zalando/skipper/security/advisories/GHSA-5gpm-rgj3-9q76
FAQ
What is CVE-2026-86043?
CVE-2026-86043 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Skipper is an HTTP router and reverse proxy for service composition. Prior to version 0.27.37, the opaAuthorizeRequestWithBody filter can authorize an oversized request after Skipper truncates the bod...
How severe is CVE-2026-86043?
CVE-2026-86043 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-86043?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Review vendor security bulletins for remediation guidance.