# CVE-2026-88763: Skupper-router: skupper-router: unbounded recursion in amqp field parser leads to denial of service

- Severity: CVSS 5.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-09-10 · Updated: 2026-10-13

## Affected

- skupper-router: version range not reported
- skupper-router: version range not reported
- service-interconnect/skupper-router-rhel9: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in the skupper-router component of Red Hat Service Interconnect, which is used to provide secure communication between distributed services. The issue occurs when the router processes a specially crafted network message using its AMQP field parser. Due to a lack of bounds on recursion during parsing, the router can run out of stack memory and crash, leading to a denial of service for the interconnected network.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on skupper-router, service-interconnect/skupper-router-rhel9, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82316
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82340
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-88763
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2531301

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