CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedSkipper is vulnerable due to an incomplete fix for a previous issue, allowing oversized request bodies to bypass Open Policy Agent (OPA) deny-on-presence Rego policies. This results in unauthorized actions being processed by upstream services, as the policies meant to restrict such requests are not enforced. Organizations using Skipper, particularly those relying on OPA for security policies, should prioritize addressing this vulnerability to mitigate potential exploitation risks.
Public Exploit Signal
A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.
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Original NVD 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.