Release notes from flux2 v2.9.5

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  "url": "https://github.com/fluxcd/flux2/releases/tag/v2.9.5",
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  "payload": {
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    "title": "Release notes from flux2 v2.9.5",
    "summary": "Flux v2.9.5 hardens kubeconfig Secret handling in helm-controller and kustomize-controller by rejecting local filesystem references and requiring inline credentials and certificates.",
    "evidence": "It hardens the handling of kubeconfig Secrets in helm-controller and kustomize-controller, which now reject kubeconfigs referencing files on the local filesystem and require credentials and certificates to be embedded inline.",
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          {
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      },
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        "name": {
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        },
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          {
            "value": "v1.9.5",
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        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "unknown",
    "fixed_cves": [],
    "related_cves": [],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "github-fluxcd-flux2",
  "document_id": 21163,
  "published_at": "2026-08-31T17:07:22+00:00"
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