A release focused on CRD compatibility and Entity Operator watching defaults, with fixes for disclosed security vulnerabilities. It affects deployments using older CRD APIs or configuring cross-namespace watching.
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securityhighFix for CVE-2026-55225
The release fixes CVE-2026-55225, also identified as GHSA-mw9r-p8xp-wx96.
securitymediumFix for CVE-2026-55226
The release fixes CVE-2026-55226, also identified as GHSA-r427-j2h7-wv3m.
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breakingSupported CRD API versions narrowed
Applies if you use the
v1beta2,v1beta1, orv1alpha1CRD APIs.Only the new
v1CRD API is supported. The olderv1beta2,v1beta1, andv1alpha1APIs are no longer supported.breakingEntity Operator cross-namespace watching default
Applies if you configure
STRIMZI_ENTITY_OPERATOR_WATCHED_NAMESPACE_ENABLEDorwatchedNamespace.Entity Operator cross-namespace watching is controlled by the
STRIMZI_ENTITY_OPERATOR_WATCHED_NAMESPACE_ENABLEDenvironment variable in the Cluster Operator. The feature is disabled by default.