diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c34c85dcc..894d03a8c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 - opensearch-dashboards: Add `3.8.0` ([#1675]).
 - nifi: Ship `QueryNiFiReportingTask` with the image ([#1676]).
 - nifi: Add `2.12.0` ([#1667]).
-- vector: Add `0.58.0` ([#1680]).
+- vector: Add `0.58.0` ([#1680], [#1693]).
+- vector: Add the wrapper script `/stackable/bin/vector-with-env-var-interpolation` which enables
+  the interpolation of environment variables in the Vector configuration files ([#1693]).
 - trino: Add `483` ([#1690]).
 - trino-cli: Add `483` ([#1690]).
 - opa: Add 1.20.2 ([#1697]).
@@ -137,6 +139,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 [#1686]: https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/pull/1686
 [#1689]: https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/pull/1689
 [#1690]: https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/pull/1690
+[#1693]: https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/pull/1693
 [#1697]: https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/pull/1697
 
 ## [26.7.0] - 2026-07-21
diff --git a/vector/Dockerfile b/vector/Dockerfile
index 0baa2e2fe..56c2dd1b8 100644
--- a/vector/Dockerfile
+++ b/vector/Dockerfile
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ tar -czf /stackable/vector-${NEW_VERSION}-src.tar.gz .
 #   - console/blackhole: Useful for debugging and are "cheap"
 # Other:
 #   - api: Needed for /health checks (or /graphql queries)
-#   - unix: Enables jemalloc allocator on Linux for better performance
+#   - tikv-jemallocator: Enables jemalloc allocator on Linux for better performance
 # cargo-cyclonedx does not split the feature list on newlines, so it has to be a single line
 # to be usable for both the build and the SBOM generation below.
-VECTOR_FEATURES="sources-file,sources-internal_logs,transforms-remap,transforms-filter,transforms-route,sinks-vector,sinks-opentelemetry,sinks-console,sinks-blackhole,api,unix"
+VECTOR_FEATURES="sources-file,sources-internal_logs,transforms-remap,transforms-filter,transforms-route,sinks-vector,sinks-opentelemetry,sinks-console,sinks-blackhole,api,tikv-jemallocator"
 
 # --locked makes the build fail instead of silently updating Cargo.lock. Without it a
 # dependency could resolve to a newer version than the one upstream locked, which would
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ ARG STACKABLE_USER_UID
 LABEL maintainer="Stackable GmbH"
 
 COPY --chown=${STACKABLE_USER_UID}:0 vector/licenses /licenses
+COPY --chown=${STACKABLE_USER_UID}:0 vector/stackable/bin /stackable/bin
 COPY --from=vector-builder --chown=${STACKABLE_USER_UID}:0 /app/* /usr/local/bin/
 
 # Init Jobs/Pods often start a Vector Sidecar Container which collects the logs.
diff --git a/vector/stackable/bin/vector-with-env-var-interpolation b/vector/stackable/bin/vector-with-env-var-interpolation
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..5e37f5649
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vector/stackable/bin/vector-with-env-var-interpolation
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Usage: vector-with-env-var-interpolation <vector-options>
+#
+# Starts Vector with the interpolation of environment variables in the
+# configuration files enabled. All arguments are forwarded to Vector unchanged.
+#
+# Only use this script in a controlled environment where the configuration
+# files and the environment variables are trusted. Start the `vector` binary
+# directly otherwise.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Vector disabled the interpolation of environment variables in configuration
+# files by default and considers it dangerous because it allows a configuration
+# file to read arbitrary environment variables, like secrets which were meant
+# for another process. The Stackable Data Platform relies on this interpolation
+# to inject deployment-specific values into the Vector configuration, like log
+# directories and file names, log levels, information about the role group the
+# pod belongs to, and the address of the Vector aggregator. It also generates
+# the configuration files itself, so the option can safely be enabled here.
+exec /usr/local/bin/vector --dangerously-allow-env-var-interpolation "$@"
diff --git a/vector/stackable/patches/0.58.0/patchable.toml b/vector/stackable/patches/0.58.0/patchable.toml
index 04546569f..76df03b10 100644
--- a/vector/stackable/patches/0.58.0/patchable.toml
+++ b/vector/stackable/patches/0.58.0/patchable.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 mirror = "https://github.com/stackabletech/vector.git"
-base = "cf8de830c6060629092397fd2334fc0f0219363a"
+base = "2bcad9bbb84e201dcfd58c22b1f779290101b728"