diff --git a/docs/internals/t3-connect.md b/docs/internals/t3-connect.md
index 4c9bbcb780bee..1c9046124d826 100644
--- a/docs/internals/t3-connect.md
+++ b/docs/internals/t3-connect.md
@@ -168,8 +168,10 @@ The version comes from running `cloudflared version`, not from the folder name.
 Connectors from before `--no-autoupdate` replaced themselves in place, so a
 managed folder can hold another release. Such a binary still runs as a fallback
 while the pin installs. Every binary needs `CLOUDFLARED_MIN_VERSION`, the oldest
-release that accepts every flag the connector is started with. Raise it whenever
-a new flag is added.
+release that accepts every flag the connector is started with and rejects the
+compromised eMudhra intermediates. No binary below it runs, even as a fallback,
+so a host without an eligible one stays off the relay until it has one. Raise it
+whenever a new flag or security fix needs it.
 
 ## OAuth traps
 
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/relayClient.test.ts b/packages/shared/src/relayClient.test.ts
index 0a987832ff749..2c86930dbd7b7 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/relayClient.test.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/relayClient.test.ts
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ describe("RelayClient", () => {
         ),
       );
 
-    it.effect.skipIf(windowsHost)("skips a PATH binary older than the minimum version", () => {
+    it.effect.skipIf(windowsHost)("skips binaries older than the minimum version", () => {
       const versions: Record<string, string> = {};
       return run(
         (baseDir) =>
@@ -506,8 +506,11 @@ describe("RelayClient", () => {
             const newPath = `${baseDir}/new/cloudflared`;
             yield* writeExecutable(oldPath);
             yield* writeExecutable(newPath);
-            versions[oldPath] = "2023.8.2";
-            versions[newPath] = RelayClient.CLOUDFLARED_MIN_VERSION;
+            const managed = managedPathFor(baseDir, "2026.10.0");
+            yield* writeExecutable(managed);
+            versions[managed] = "2026.10.0";
+            versions[oldPath] = "2026.10.2";
+            versions[newPath] = "2026.10.3";
             const manager = yield* RelayClient.makeCloudflaredRelayClient({ baseDir });
             const env = { PATH: `${baseDir}/old:${baseDir}/new` };
             expect(
@@ -536,7 +539,7 @@ describe("RelayClient", () => {
           Effect.gen(function* () {
             const overridePath = `${baseDir}/override/cloudflared`;
             yield* writeExecutable(overridePath);
-            versions[overridePath] = "2025.6.0";
+            versions[overridePath] = "2026.10.2";
             const manager = yield* RelayClient.makeCloudflaredRelayClient({ baseDir });
             const env = { PATH: "", T3CODE_CLOUDFLARED_PATH: overridePath };
             const withEnv = Effect.provideService(
@@ -569,9 +572,9 @@ describe("RelayClient", () => {
               const newerServer = managedPathFor(baseDir, "2099.1.0");
               versions[newerServer] = "2099.1.0";
               yield* writeExecutable(newerServer);
-              versions[pathBinary] = "2026.9.3";
+              versions[pathBinary] = "2026.10.3";
               versions[older] = "2025.9.0";
-              versions[newer] = "2026.1.0";
+              versions[newer] = "2026.10.3";
               yield* writeExecutable(pathBinary);
               yield* writeExecutable(older);
               yield* writeExecutable(newer);
@@ -584,7 +587,7 @@ describe("RelayClient", () => {
                 Effect.provideService(HostProcess.Environment, { PATH: `${baseDir}/bin` }),
               );
 
-              expect(yield* resolveWith).toMatchObject({ source: "managed", version: "2026.1.0" });
+              expect(yield* resolveWith).toMatchObject({ source: "managed", version: "2026.10.3" });
 
               yield* writeExecutable(pinned);
               expect(yield* resolveWith).toMatchObject({
@@ -599,11 +602,11 @@ describe("RelayClient", () => {
               ).toEqual(["2026.1.0", RelayClient.CLOUDFLARED_VERSION, "2099.1.0"]);
 
               yield* fileSystem.remove(pinned);
-              expect(yield* resolveWith).toMatchObject({ source: "managed", version: "2026.1.0" });
+              expect(yield* resolveWith).toMatchObject({ source: "managed", version: "2026.10.3" });
               yield* fileSystem.remove(`${baseDir}/tools/cloudflared/2026.1.0`, {
                 recursive: true,
               });
-              expect(yield* resolveWith).toMatchObject({ source: "path", version: "2026.9.3" });
+              expect(yield* resolveWith).toMatchObject({ source: "path", version: "2026.10.3" });
             }),
           { versions },
         );
@@ -618,7 +621,7 @@ describe("RelayClient", () => {
           (baseDir) =>
             Effect.gen(function* () {
               const pinned = managedPathFor(baseDir, RelayClient.CLOUDFLARED_VERSION);
-              versions[pinned] = "2026.9.3";
+              versions[pinned] = "2026.10.3";
               yield* writeExecutable(pinned);
               const manager = yield* RelayClient.makeCloudflaredRelayClient({ baseDir });
               const resolved = yield* manager.resolve;
@@ -626,7 +629,7 @@ describe("RelayClient", () => {
                 status: "available",
                 executablePath: pinned,
                 source: "managed",
-                version: "2026.9.3",
+                version: "2026.10.3",
               });
               expect(
                 resolved.status === "available" && RelayClient.isPinnedManagedRelayClient(resolved),
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/relayClient.ts b/packages/shared/src/relayClient.ts
index 5933ea7e6a09c..c5c0d7a82f3d6 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/relayClient.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/relayClient.ts
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ import { isWindowsRenameLock } from "./atomicWrite.ts";
 import * as HostProcess from "./HostProcess.ts";
 
 export const CLOUDFLARED_VERSION = "2026.10.4";
-// Minimum for --output support; older connectors exit on that flag.
-export const CLOUDFLARED_MIN_VERSION = "2025.6.1";
+// Minimum for --output support and the eMudhra fix, which 2026.10.2 macOS builds lack.
+export const CLOUDFLARED_MIN_VERSION = "2026.10.3";
 const CLOUDFLARED_PATH_ENV_NAME = "T3CODE_CLOUDFLARED_PATH";
 
 const CLOUDFLARED_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT = "10 minutes";