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 the Persistent Storage.

  This vulnerability can only be exploited by a powerful attacker who has already exploited another vulnerability to take control of Tor Browser.

For more details, read our changelog.

Get Tails 7.6.2

To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage

• Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 7.0 or later to 7.6.2.

• If you cannot do an automatic upgrade or if Tails fails to start after an automatic upgrade, please try to do a manual upgrade.

To install Tails 7.6.2 on a new USB stick

Follow our installation instructions.

To download only

If you don't need installation or upgrade instructions, you can download Tails 7.6.2 directly:

• For USB sticks (USB image)

• For DVDs and virtual machines (ISO image)