Skipper: opaAuthorizeRequestWithBody filter bypasses OPA policy on Transfer-Encoding — chunked / HTTP/2 requests

Date Jul 8, 2026
Type Vendor advisory
Signal High-risk advisory
Vendor / Product Go · github.com/zalando/skipper
CVE CVE-2026-50197
High-risk advisory CVE-2026-50197

Summary

Skipper: opaAuthorizeRequestWithBody filter bypasses OPA policy on Transfer-Encoding — chunked / HTTP/2 requests

Why it matters

GitHub has published a reviewed security advisory for github.com/zalando/skipper. Prioritize it with other application dependency updates.

Operator check

Check whether github.com/zalando/skipper is present in application dependency manifests, lockfiles, or build images. Review the GitHub advisory and upgrade to a patched version where available.

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