Description
Skipper is an HTTP router and reverse proxy for service composition. The default skipper configuration before 0.23.0 was -lua-sources=inline,file. The problem starts if untrusted users can create lua filters, because of -lua-sources=inline , for example through a Kubernetes Ingress resource. The configuration inline allows these user to create a script that is able to read the filesystem accessible to the skipper process and if the user has access to read the logs, they an read skipper secrets. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.23.0.
Published: 2026-01-16
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Arbitrary Code Execution
Action: Immediate Patch
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Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-cc8m-98fm-rc9g Skipper is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution through lua filters
History

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:zalando:skipper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Zalando
Zalando skipper
Vendors & Products Zalando
Zalando skipper

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 16 Jan 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Skipper is an HTTP router and reverse proxy for service composition. The default skipper configuration before 0.23.0 was -lua-sources=inline,file. The problem starts if untrusted users can create lua filters, because of -lua-sources=inline , for example through a Kubernetes Ingress resource. The configuration inline allows these user to create a script that is able to read the filesystem accessible to the skipper process and if the user has access to read the logs, they an read skipper secrets. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.23.0.
Title Skipper arbitrary code execution through lua filters
Weaknesses CWE-250
CWE-522
CWE-94
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-16T20:24:12.702Z

Reserved: 2026-01-15T15:45:01.958Z

Link: CVE-2026-23742

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-16T20:23:49.789Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-01-16T20:15:51.613

Modified: 2026-02-18T16:28:20.980

Link: CVE-2026-23742

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No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-18T05:45:38Z

Weaknesses