CVE-2026-54246: Skipper's routesrv-no-auth component: All routesrv API Endpoints Lack Authentication

July 17, 2026

The routesrv component exposes the full cluster route topology (Ingress/RouteGroup configurations, backend URLs, filter chains, OAuth/OIDC callback paths) and cache-cluster topology (Redis/Valkey shard addresses) over plain HTTP with zero authentication. Any pod in the Kubernetes cluster can reach routesrv via its predictable DNS name and retrieve sensitive cluster-wide routing and cache infrastructure data.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-5587-2x54-jj6h
github.com/zalando/skipper/releases/tag/v0.27.13
github.com/zalando/skipper/security/advisories/GHSA-5587-2x54-jj6h
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54246

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