# Cilium v1.18.14

> Networking & Messaging · 2026-09-16

A maintenance release focused on bug fixes, dependency updates, and image refreshes. It also removes a datapath behavior and includes security dependency fixes that may require operator attention.

## Action needed
- **[security]** The `google.golang.org/grpc` module, updated to v1.83.1
  - The `google.golang.org/grpc` module is updated to v1.83.1 in this release as a security dependency fix.
- **[security]** The `google.golang.org/grpc` module, updated to v1.83.2
  - The `google.golang.org/grpc` module is updated to v1.83.2 in this release as a security dependency fix.
- **[breaking]** The `Ingress HostFW Policy` between RevSNAT and RevDNAT, removed
  - The `Ingress HostFW Policy` between RevSNAT and RevDNAT is removed in this release.

## Other recorded changes
- 33 (value_changed 17, defect_corrected 14, added 2)

[Full analysis](https://ratatosk.io/en/releases/cilium/v1.18.14)

[Original release notes](https://github.com/cilium/cilium/releases/tag/v1.18.14)