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OpenFGAv1.11.3SecurityJan 28, 2026

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This release adds configuration and observability capabilities while changing throttling and metric behavior. It also fixes correctness defects, including a described improper policy enforcement issue.

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securitymediumThe CVE-2026-24851 and GHSA-jq9f-gm9w-rwm9 policy enforcement fix
The release fixes improper policy enforcement associated with CVE-2026-24851 and GHSA-jq9f-gm9w-rwm9.
breakingThe custom grpc_code metric label, removed
The custom grpc_prometheus fork is replaced with go-grpc-middleware's provider, and the custom grpc_code label is removed from the metric.

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Helmv3.20.0Kubernetes CoreJan 21, 2026

ACTION 1OTHER 44View full analysis

A maintenance release with dependency and toolchain updates, several defect corrections, and a new repository timeout flag. The pkg/registry login option for passing TLS configuration in memory has been removed.

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breakingThe pkg/registry in-memory TLS configuration login option, removed
The pkg/registry login option for passing TLS configuration in memory is reverted and does not ship in this release.

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Ciliumv1.18.6Networking & MessagingJan 13, 2026

ACTION 1OTHER 21View full analysis

A maintenance release with fixes for networking, policy, proxy, gateway API, and endpoint handling, plus dependency, image, and OCI publishing updates. The Cilium Preflight check no longer includes Envoy Configmaps.

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breakingCilium Preflight check no longer includes Envoy Configmaps
The Cilium Preflight check no longer includes Envoy Configmaps. This change ships in v1.18.6.

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Envoyv1.37.0Networking & MessagingJan 13, 2026

ACTION 1CHECK 2PLAN 1OTHER 30View full analysis

This release adds dynamic-module, filter, routing, observability, and certificate capabilities, along with fixes and performance improvements across HTTP, networking, and protocol handling. It also changes HTTP reset behavior, removes runtime guards and legacy code paths, and deprecates the OpenTelemetry access log common_config field.

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breakingRuntime guards and legacy code paths removed
Multiple runtime guards and legacy code paths are removed in this release.

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breakingDefault HTTP reset code changed
Applicability is not stated in the release notes.
breakingDefault upstream protocol error reset handling changed
Applicability is not stated in the release notes.

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deprecatedOpenTelemetry access log common_config field deprecated
Applies if you configure common_config.

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CoreDNSv1.14.0Kubernetes CoreJan 8, 2026

ACTION 1OTHER 7View full analysis

A maintenance release with a new regex length constraint, correctness fixes, and plugin capability and behavior changes. It does not disclose a security advisory or explicitly exploitable vulnerability.

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breakingThe core regex length limit
core adds a length limit for regular expressions.

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Prometheusv3.9.0ObservabilityJan 7, 2026

ACTION 1CHECK 1OTHER 34View full analysis

This release updates histogram collection and TSDB behavior while adding capabilities across the API, PromQL, storage, and UI. It also includes fixes for query handling, storage validation, receivers, and interface behavior.

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breakingA 10,000-set limit for the TSDB status endpoint
The TSDB status endpoint now limits responses to a maximum of 10,000 sets of statistics.

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breakingThe native-histogram feature flag has no effect
Applies if you set scrape_native_histograms to collect Native Histogram samples from exporters.

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