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KServev0.20.0AI & MLAug 6, 2026

ACTION 2CHECK 7OTHER 48View full analysis

This release adds new inference-service, storage, runtime, routing, and deployment capabilities, alongside correctness fixes and dependency updates. Operators should review the Starlette security update, changed defaults, and narrower readiness behavior.

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securitymediumstarlette dependency update for CVE-2026-48710
The starlette dependency is bumped to >=1.0.1 for CVE-2026-48710.
breakingStandard default alignment with the llm-d optimized baseline
The standard default is aligned with the llm-d optimized baseline.

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breakinglora-affinity-scorer default for LoRA adapters
Applies if you use LoRA adapters.
The lora-affinity-scorer is auto-enabled for LoRA adapters.
breakingLLMInferenceServiceConfig deletion-prevention finalizer
Applies if you use LLMInferenceServiceConfig.
A finalizer is added to LLMInferenceServiceConfig to prevent its deletion.
breakingendpointPickerRef default EPP port
Applies if you configure endpointPickerRef and do not configure port.
The EPP port defaults to 9002 when endpointPickerRef omits a port.
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KServev0.18.0AI & MLApr 29, 2026

ACTION 3CHECK 2OTHER 61View full analysis

A release with operator-facing fixes, new capabilities, API and configuration changes, and dependency updates. It also includes fixes for CVE-2026-32597 in PyJWT and CVE-2026-30922 in pyasn1.

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securityhighCVE-2026-32597 PyJWT validation fix
PyJWT crit header validation was fixed for CVE-2026-32597.
securityhighCVE-2026-30922 pyasn1 fix
The pyasn1 dependency was updated to address CVE-2026-30922 and its denial-of-service vulnerability.
breakingRequired MaxReplicas field
MaxReplicas is now required and must use the int32 type.

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breakingRemoval of the scheduler cert-hash restart annotation
Applies if you configure cert-hash.
The scheduler no longer uses the cert-hash restart annotation.
breakingPYTHONPATH blocked by ISVC and ServingRuntime webhooks
Applies if you configure PYTHONPATH.
The ISVC and ServingRuntime webhooks now block the PYTHONPATH environment variable.

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KServev0.17.0AI & MLMar 13, 2026

ACTION 13CHECK 6OTHER 91View full analysis

An operator release with expanded configuration and LLMInferenceService capabilities, plus chart and dependency updates, behavior changes, removals, and defect corrections. It also includes security fixes for operators to review.

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securitycriticalh11 malformed-body fix for CVE-2025-43859
h11 malformed-body handling associated with CVE-2025-43859 is addressed in this release.
securityhighstarlette version 0.49.1
starlette is pinned to version 0.49.1 to fix CVE-2025-62727 in this release.
securityhighlightgbm version 4.6.0
lightgbm is updated to version 4.6.0 for CVE-2024-43598 in this release.
securityhighCVE-2025-66418 decompression-chain fix
The unbounded number of links in the decompression chain associated with CVE-2025-66418 is addressed in this release.
securityhighexpr-lang/expr version v1.17.7
expr-lang/expr is updated to v1.17.7 to fix CVE-2025-68156 in this release.
securityhighcryptography fix for CVE-2026-26007
The cryptography issue associated with CVE-2026-26007 is addressed in this release.
securityhighpython-multipart fix for CVE-2026-24486
The arbitrary file write issue in python-multipart associated with CVE-2026-24486 is addressed in this release.
securitymediumFixes for CVE-2025-22872, CVE-2025-47914, and CVE-2025-58181
This release addresses CVE-2025-22872, CVE-2025-47914, and CVE-2025-58181.
securityhttps.go path traversal prevention
The path traversal issue in https.go is prevented in this release.
securitySeveral CVE fixes
This release addresses several CVEs.
securityAIOHTTP HTTP Parser auto_decompress fix
The AIOHTTP HTTP Parser auto_decompress feature issue involving zip bombs is addressed in this release.
securityextractTarFiles path traversal fix
The path traversal vulnerability in extractTarFiles is addressed in this release.
breakingminio replacement with seaweedfs
minio is replaced with seaweedfs in this release.

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breakinginferenceservice CRD cert-manager annotation removal
Applies if you use the inferenceservice CRD.
The cert-manager annotation is removed from the inferenceservice CRD in this release.
breakingPython 3.9 support removal
Applies if you run Python 3.9.
Support for Python 3.9 is removed in this release.
breakingDeprecated --disable-log-requests flag removal
Applies if you configure --disable-log-requests.
The deprecated --disable-log-requests flag is removed in this release.
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