Changes and updates Update Tor Browser to 16.0. Tor Browser 16.0 is based on Firefox 153 and inherits its redesigned settings. Update the Tor client to 0.4.9.15. Fixed problems Fix OpenPGP support in Thunderbird. (#21841) Get Tails 7.16 To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 7.0 or later to 7.16. If you cannot do an automatic up…
This release is an emergency release to remove a compromised certificate authority. Changes and updates Update Tor Browser to 15.0.26, which fixes CVE-2026-113470. On October 17, Mozilla blocked the certificates of eMudhra, a certificate authority that had its intermediate certificates compromised. Tor Browser 15.0.26 now blocks all eMudhra certificates as well. Using one of the compromised interm…
Changes and updates Update Tor Browser to 15.0.25. Update the Tor client to 0.4.9.14. Update some firmware packages. This improves support for newer hardware: graphics, Wi-Fi, and so on. Get Tails 7.15 To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 7.0 or later to 7.15. If you cannot do an automatic upgrade or if Tails fails to start af…
Changes and updates Update Tor Browser to 15.0.24. Update the Tor client to 0.4.9.13. Update the Linux kernel to 6.12.111. Fixed problems Fix the default keyboard input method when starting a session in Korean. (#21779) Get Tails 7.14 To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 7.0 or later to 7.14. If you cannot do an automatic upgr…
Changes and updates Update Tor Browser to 15.0.23. Update the Tor client to 0.4.9.12. Simplify the shutdown procedure. Since Tails 7.10, you had to confirm shutting down in a Power Off dialog. For faster shutdowns, we removed this dialog when no application needs to be closed and no document needs to be saved before shutting down. Get Tails 7.13 To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persis…
Firefox is moving to a 2-week release cadence starting in September, and so Tor Browser and Tails are doing the same. Tails 7.12 is the first release on this new cadence. Changes and updates Update Electrum from 4.7.2 to 4.8.1. Update Tor Browser to 15.0.21. Update some firmware packages. This improves support for newer hardware, including graphics cards, Wi-Fi, and more. Get Tails 7.12 To upgrade…
Changes and updates Update Tor Browser to 15.0.20. Fixed problems Fix activation of Persistent Storage on some computers. (#19913) For more details, read our changelog. Get Tails 7.11 To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 7.0 or later to 7.11. If you cannot do an automatic upgrade or if Tails fails to start after an automatic u…
This release is an emergency release to fix critical security vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel and the expat XML library. Changes and updates Update the Linux kernel to 6.12.100, which fixes CVE-2026-64560, a vulnerability that could allow Tor Browser in Tails to gain administrator privileges. For example, if a malicious website that you visit is able to exploit CVE-2026-64560, they might take…
New features New shutdown procedure Tails now uses the standard shutdown procedure from GNOME. The standard shutdown procedure is a bit slower, but better prevents data loss. For example, the Power Off confirmation dialog informs you if an application needs to be closed or an open document needs to be saved before shutting down. Even without confirming or saving the open documents, Tails will shut…
Changes and updates Update Tor Browser to 15.0.17. Update the Tor client to 0.4.9.11. Update the Linux kernel to 6.12.94, which fixes CVE-2026-43503 (DirtyClone) and CVE-2026-46331 (PACKET_EDIT_MEME), vulnerabilities that could allow an application in Tails to gain administration privileges. For example, if an attacker was able to exploit other unknown security vulnerabilities in an application in…
Changes and updates Update Tor Browser to 15.0.16. Update some firmware packages. This improves support for newer hardware: graphics, Wi-Fi, and so on. Fixed problems Stop notifying about outdated Secure Boot certificates in rare cases where the certificates are already up to date. (#21643) For more details, read our changelog. Get Tails 7.9 To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent…
This release is an emergency release to fix a serious security vulnerability in the Linux kernel, as well as security vulnerabilities in the Tor client. Changes and updates Update the Tor client to 0.4.9.9, which fixes several security vulnerabilities. Update the Linux kernel to 6.12.90-2, which fixes CVE-2026-43503, a vulnerability that could allow an application in Tails to gain administration p…
Changes and updates Update Tor Browser to 15.0.14. Remove Thunderbird. You can still install Thunderbird as additional software. If you have both the Thunderbird Email Client and Additional Software features of the Persistent Storage turned on, Tails automatically adds Thunderbird to your list of additional software. A new version of Thunderbird is released in Debian shortly after each Tails relea…
This release is an emergency release to fix a critical security vulnerability in the Linux kernel, as well as security vulnerabilities in Tor Browser and in the Tor client. Changes and updates Update the Linux kernel to 6.12.86, which fixes Dirty Frag, a vulnerability that could allow an application in Tails to gain administration privileges. For example, if an attacker was able to exploit other u…
This release is an emergency release to fix a critical security vulnerability in the Linux kernel. Changes and updates Update the Linux kernel to 6.12.85, which fixes Copy Fail, a vulnerability that could allow an application in Tails to gain administration privileges. For example, if an attacker was able to exploit other unknown security vulnerabilities in an application included in Tails, they m…
This release is an emergency release to fix important security vulnerabilities in Tor Browser. Changes and updates Update Tor Browser to 15.0.11, which fixes several vulnerabilities in Firefox 140.10.1. We are not aware of these vulnerabilities being exploited in practice until now. Update Thunderbird to 140.10.0. Stop making it possible to start our ISO images from a USB stick. Since 2019, we rec…
New feature Detection of outdated Secure Boot certificates Since 2023, Microsoft has started replacing the Secure Boot certificates originally issued in 2011. These older certificates begin expiring in June 2026. Tails now notifies you if the computer that you are using has outdated Secure Boot certificates and needs an update. Changes and updates Update Tor Browser to 15.0.10. Update Thunderbird…
This release is an emergency release to fix an important security vulnerability in the confinement of Tor Browser. Changes and updates Update Flatpak to 1.16.6, which fixes CVE-2026-34078, a major sandbox escape vulnerability. Using this vulnerability, an attacker could break the security confinement of Tor Browser and access all files that don't require an administration password, including in th…
This release is an emergency release to fix important security vulnerabilities in Tor Browser. Changes and updates Update Tor Browser to 15.0.9, which fixes several vulnerabilities in Firefox 140.9.0. We are not aware of these vulnerabilities being exploited in practice. Update the Tor client to 0.4.9.6. Update Thunderbird to 140.9.0. Update some firmware packages. This improves support for newer…
This release fixes many security issues and users should upgrade as soon as possible. Changes New features We installed again GNOME Sound Recorder to provide a very simple application for recording sound in addition to the more complex Audacity. Sound clips recorded using GNOME Sound Recorder are saved to the Recordings folder. Upgrades and changes We removed I2P, an alternative anonymity network,…
This release fixes many security issues and users should upgrade as soon as possible. Changes We are very sad to announce that Tails 2.11 will be the last version to include I2P, an alternative anonymizing network. Maintaining software like I2P well-integrated in Tails takes time and effort and our team is too busy with other priorities. Unfortunately, we failed to find a developer outside of our…
This release fixes many security issues and users should upgrade as soon as possible. Changes New features We installed OnionShare, a tool for anonymous file sharing. We enabled the circuit view in Tor Browser. Upgrades and changes Upgrade Tor to 0.2.9.9. Upgrade Tor Browser to 6.5. Upgrade Linux to 4.8. This should improve the support for newer hardware (graphics, Wi-Fi, etc.) Upgrade Icedove to…
This release fixes many security issues and users should upgrade as soon as possible. Changes New features Add support for viewing DVDs with DRM protection. (#7674) Upgrades and changes Replace Vidalia, which has been unmaintained for years, with: a system status icon indicating whether Tails is connected to Tor or not, Onion Circuits to display a list of the current Tor circuits and connections.…