Kubernetes Admission Controller Release Notes - Version 0.8.5

Kubernetes Admission Controller v0.8.5

Recommendations

• Make sure to use anchore-admission-controller helm chart v0.8.5 when deploying.

Fixes

• Addresses security advisories reported against the controller image, including denial-of-service and information disclosure defects in the gRPC (v1.83.2) and CEL (v0.30.0) libraries that the Kubernetes API machinery depends on.
• The Go toolchain has been raised to 1.26.8, and the release image is now built against the latest 1.26 patch release so that toolchain security fixes are picked up on every build.
• Various supporting packages, including the OpenTelemetry, etcd client, and Go networking libraries, have been updated in order to improve security.

Changelog

https://github.com/anchore/kubernetes-admission-controller/releases/tag/v0.8.5

Last modified September 14, 2026