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NATSv2.11.15Networking & MessagingMar 24, 2026

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A maintenance release with multiple disclosed security fixes, correctness fixes, stricter validation and permission constraints, and dependency and toolchain updates. It also includes fixes across MQTT, JetStream, leafnodes, WebSockets, monitoring, and clustering.

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breakingThe JWT size limit
JWTs now have a 1MB size limit.

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securityhighCVE-2026-33216, CVE-2026-33217, and CVE-2026-33215 fixes for MQTT systems
Applies if you use MQTT.
securityhighCVE-2026-33218 fix for leafnodes
Applies if you use leafnodes.
securityhighCVE-2026-33247 fix for command-line credentials
Applies if you configure credentials on the command line.
+ 8 more on the release page

Contourv1.33.3Networking & MessagingMar 23, 2026

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A maintenance release with security-related dependency updates and removal of the hostPort setting from example manifests. It also documents compatibility testing with Kubernetes 1.32 through 1.34.

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securitycriticalgoogle.golang.org/grpc v1.79.3 update
google.golang.org/grpc is updated to v1.79.3, which addresses CVE-2026-33186 and GHSA-p77j-4mvh-x3m3. Contour is not affected by this advisory.
securityEnvoy v1.35.9 update
The Envoy dependency is updated to v1.35.9 to address security vulnerabilities.

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breakingRemoval of hostPort: 8002 from example manifests
Applies if you use hostPort in example manifests.

Contourv1.32.4Networking & MessagingMar 23, 2026

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A maintenance release with updated Envoy and gRPC dependencies, plus a change to the example manifests. It is tested against Kubernetes 1.31 through 1.33.

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securitycriticalgoogle.golang.org/grpc updated to v1.79.3
google.golang.org/grpc is updated to v1.79.3, which addresses CVE-2026-33186 and GHSA-p77j-4mvh-x3m3. Contour is not affected.
securityEnvoy updated to v1.34.13
Envoy is updated to v1.34.13 to address security vulnerabilities and improve stability.

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breakinghostPort: 8002 removed from example manifests
Applies if hostPort: 8002 is configured in example manifests.

Contourv1.31.5Networking & MessagingMar 23, 2026

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A maintenance release contains dependency security updates and an example-manifest cleanup. It also documents testing against Kubernetes 1.30 through 1.32.

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securitycriticalgoogle.golang.org/grpc updated to v1.79.3 for CVE-2026-33186
The release updates google.golang.org/grpc to v1.79.3, which addresses CVE-2026-33186 and GHSA-p77j-4mvh-x3m3. Contour is not affected.
securityEnvoy updated to v1.34.13
The release bumps Envoy to v1.34.13.

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breakingEnvoy metrics hostPort: 8002 removed from example manifests
Applies if example manifests use hostPort: 8002.

Strimzi0.45.2Networking & MessagingMar 12, 2026

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A maintenance release that narrows Kubernetes support to version 1.25 and newer and marks several older Kafka and extension components for removal. It adds Kafka 3.9.2 support and includes dependency updates addressing multiple CVEs and a GHSA advisory.

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securityhighGRPC Netty Shaded update for CVE-2025-55163
GRPC Netty Shaded was upgraded to remediate CVE-2025-55163.
securitymediumZookeeper update for CVE-2024-47554
The Zookeeper dependency was upgraded to remediate CVE-2024-47554.
securitymediumNimbus Jose JWT 10.0.2 update for CVE-2025-53864
Nimbus Jose JWT was upgraded to version 10.0.2 to remediate CVE-2025-53864.
securitymediumNetty 4.1.130.Final update for CVE-2025-67735
Netty was updated to version 4.1.130.Final to resolve CVE-2025-67735.
securitymediumApache Log4J 2.25.3 update for CVE-2025-68161
Apache Log4J was updated to version 2.25.3 to remediate CVE-2025-68161.
securitymediumVertx 4.5.24 update for CVE-2026-1002
Vertx was updated to version 4.5.24 to remediate CVE-2026-1002.
securitymediumJackson update for GHSA-72hv-8253-57qq
Jackson was updated to address GHSA-72hv-8253-57qq.
securityVert.x and Netty dependency updates
The Vert.x and Netty dependencies were bumped on the 0.45.x branch to fix CVEs.

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breakingKubernetes support narrowed to 1.25 and newer
Applies if you use Kubernetes 1.23 or Kubernetes 1.24.

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breakingStrimzi MirrorMaker 2 Extensions deprecationdeprecated since 0.28.0 · removal planned in 0.46
Applies if you use the Strimzi MirrorMaker 2 Extensions.
breakingStrimzi EnvVar Configuration Provider inclusiondeprecated since 0.38.0 · removal planned in 0.46
Applies if you use the Strimzi EnvVar Configuration Provider.
deprecatedZooKeeper-based Kafka and MirrorMaker 1 supportremoval planned in 0.46
Applies if you use ZooKeeper-based Apache Kafka clusters or MirrorMaker 1 deployments.

Linkerdedge-26.3.2Networking & MessagingMar 12, 2026

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This release narrows Linkerd Viz scraping behavior and adds the inbound_http_request_duration_seconds and inbound_grpc_request_duration_seconds metrics histograms. It also updates dependencies and ships proxy v2.342.0.

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breakingLinkerd Viz default scraping configuration
Applies if you use Linkerd Viz.

NATSv2.12.5Networking & MessagingMar 9, 2026

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A maintenance release with fixes for two CVEs, many correctness issues, expanded JetStream configuration capabilities, and dependency updates. Operators of clustered deployments should review the documented regression affecting stream updates and the changed max_conns behavior.

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securityCVE-2026-29785 fix for leafnode compression
Applies if leafnode compression is enabled.
securityCVE-2026-27889 fix for WebSockets
Applies if WebSockets are enabled.
breakingThe max_conns server configuration value
Applies if you configure max_conns in the server configuration.

Strimzi0.51.0Networking & MessagingMar 6, 2026

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A release with fixes for two disclosed security vulnerabilities, updated Kubernetes and Kafka support, and a changed feature-gate default. It also adds Kafka 4.2.0 support and per-listener Kafka options, while the ingress listener type is deprecated; CRD upgrades and a KafkaUser field migration are upgrade prerequisites.

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securityhighCVE-2026-27133 and CVE-2026-27134 security fixes
Security fixes in Strimzi 0.50.1 and 0.51.0 address CVE-2026-27133 and CVE-2026-27134, with advisories GHSA-2qwx-rq6j-8r6j and GHSA-6x85-j2f7-4xc5.
breakingThe ServerSideApplyPhase1 feature gate default
The ServerSideApplyPhase1 feature gate moved to beta and is enabled by default.

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breakingKubernetes version support
Applies if you use Kubernetes 1.27, 1.28, or 1.29.
breakingKafka 4.0.0 and 4.0.1 support
Applies if you use Kafka 4.0.0 or 4.0.1.

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deprecatedThe ingress listener type deprecation
Applies if you configure the ingress listener type.

Istio1.28.4Networking & MessagingFeb 16, 2026

ACTION 1CHECK 4OTHER 7View full analysis

A maintenance release focused on security fixes, validation, and authorization changes across Istio control-plane and endpoint handling. It also includes operator-facing capability changes and corrections for other defects.

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securityhighCVE-2025-61732 cgo comment parsing flaw
This release fixes a discrepancy between Go and C/C++ comment parsing that allowed code smuggling into the resulting cgo binary.

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securitycriticalCVE-2025-68121 TLS session resumption validation
Applies if you use Config.Clone with mutations or Config.GetConfigForClient.
securityGateway deployment controller resource validation
Applies if the gateway deployment controller runs.
securityResource annotation validation against container injection
Applies if you configure resource annotations.
+ 1 more on the release page

Istio1.29.0Networking & MessagingFeb 16, 2026

ACTION 1CHECK 4OTHER 18View full analysis

This release adds operator-visible capabilities and changes several runtime defaults. Ambient mesh behavior, debug endpoint authorization, metrics compression, and istiod memory and circuit-breaker behavior receive particular attention.

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breakingAutomatic GOMEMLIMIT setting for istiod
istiod now automatically sets GOMEMLIMIT to 90% of its memory limits through the automemlimit library. This reduces the risk of OOM kills while maintaining performance.

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breakingDefault iptables reconciliation
Applies when the istio-cni DaemonSet is upgraded.
breakingDefault debug endpoint authorization
Applies to debug endpoints on port 15014.
breakingDefault HTTP compression for Envoy metrics
Applies to Envoy metrics at the Prometheus stats endpoint based on client Accept-Header values.
+ 1 more on the release page

Ciliumv1.18.7Networking & MessagingFeb 13, 2026

ACTION 1OTHER 27View full analysis

A maintenance release combining an operator-facing configuration adjustment with bug fixes and routine dependency and image refreshes. No security advisories or security-specific fixes are disclosed.

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breakingExclusion of topology.kubernetes.io labels from security labels by default
The default security-label handling in this release excludes topology.kubernetes.io labels from security labels.

Istio1.27.6Networking & MessagingFeb 10, 2026

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This release includes security safeguards for gateway resource creation and pod specification rendering, along with stricter authorization for debug endpoints. It also adds a Helm configuration field and corrects a TLS configuration mapping.

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securityResource annotation validation
Resource annotation validation now rejects newline and control characters that could inject containers into pod specifications through template rendering.

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securityGateway deployment controller resource validation
Applies if the gateway deployment controller runs.
breakingNamespace-based authorization for debug endpoints
Applies if you use debug endpoints on port 15014.

Ciliumv1.19.0Networking & MessagingFeb 4, 2026

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A substantial operator-facing feature and maintenance release with new DNS proxy, installation, configuration, API, metric, and datapath capabilities. It also changes defaults and compatibility requirements, removes deprecated interfaces, migrates BGP APIs, and updates security-related dependencies.

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securityThe github.com/containerd/containerd dependency, updated
The github.com/containerd/containerd module is updated to v1.7.29.
securityThe github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 dependency, updated
The github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 module is updated to v2.4.0.
securityThe github.com/docker/docker dependency, updated
The github.com/docker/docker module is updated to v28.3.3+incompatible.
securityThe golang.org/x/crypto dependency, updated
The golang.org/x/crypto module is updated to v0.45.0.
securityThe helm.sh/helm/v3 dependency, updated to v3.18.4
The helm.sh/helm/v3 module is updated to v3.18.4.
securityThe helm.sh/helm/v3 dependency, updated to v3.18.5
The helm.sh/helm/v3 module is updated to v3.18.5.
breakingThe plpmtud default, set to blackhole
The default plpmtud mode is now blackhole (blackhole-detected).
breakingThe AddressScopeMax default, set to 254
The default AddressScopeMax is changed to 254, the host scope, for GKE metadata server and HCP use cases. The related setting is --local-max-addr-scope.
breakingThe tls authMode default, set to migration
tls authMode is set to migration by default.
breakingThe CNI deletion timeout, reduced to 1.5 seconds
The CNI deletion timeout is reduced to 1.5 seconds.
breakingThe policy-default-local-cluster default
policy-default-local-cluster is now set by default.
breakingHost firewall bypass, disabled by default
Host firewall bypass is disabled by default.
breakingFQDN match pattern sanitization
FQDN match pattern sanitization is refactored and tightened.
breakingEncrypted traffic forwarding via cilium_host, removed
Forwarding encrypted traffic via cilium_host has been removed.
breakingCNI configuration in the container image, removed
The CNI configuration is no longer installed in the container image.

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breakingLocal-cluster default for network policy selectors
Applies if you do not set cluster in network policy selectors.
breakingThe CiliumBGPPeeringPolicy v1 API, removed
Applies if you use CiliumBGPPeeringPolicy.
breakingMutual Authentication, disabled by default
Applies if you enable Mutual Authentication.
+ 27 more on the release page

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deprecated--enable-ipsec-encrypted-overlay, deprecatedremoval date not announced
Applies if you use --enable-ipsec-encrypted-overlay.
deprecatedKafka match fields and ToRequires and FromRequires, deprecated
Applies if you use ToRequires or FromRequires.
deprecatedTLS certificate and key Helm values, deprecated
Applies if you pass TLS certificates or keys in Helm values.
+ 4 more on the release page

Strimzi0.50.0Networking & MessagingJan 18, 2026

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Strimzi 0.50.0 includes Java 21 adoption for the operators, with compatibility exceptions for several modules. It also changes connector plugin version configuration, so existing settings that use the rejected option are affected.

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breakingThe connector.plugin.version option, forbidden in connector configurations
Applies if you use connector.plugin.version in KafkaConnect or KafkaMirrorMaker2 connector configuration.

Ciliumv1.18.6Networking & MessagingJan 13, 2026

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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.

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.

CloudEvents[email protected]Networking & MessagingFeb 6, 2022

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This CloudEvents release updates protocol and binding behavior, including clarifications to headers, formats, and extensions. The header rename concerns integrations that use the Webhook header.

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breakingThe Webhook-Request-Origin header, renamed to Webhook-Allowed-Origin
Applies if you use Webhook headers in CloudEvents HTTP bindings.

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