This is a small stable release addressing some of the upgrade related issues that were reported last week as well as 4 new security advisories for the core code.

Here are the full patch notes:

• system: add correct release name to boot splash screen for 26.7
• system: disable web GUI KTLS use for the time being
• system: do not let the components selectpicker grow indefinitely in defaults page
• system: DTLSv1.1 is forcefully rejected by OpenSSL 3.5, migrate to DTLSv1.2
• system: use Bootstrap “btn” styles in services widget
• system: use serialNumberHex for CRL so high-bit serials are not dropped (contributed by chrstnth)
• system: lower max-request-size to roughly max post size in lighttpd configs (reported by lujiefsi)
• system: fixed several PHP 8.5 warnings
• firewall: use “urgent” as empty default for firewall debug messages
• firewall: skip message banner if searchPhrase set
• firewall: fix PHP warning when scrub yields no interfaces
• captive portal: automatic block rule should be evaluated after the anti-lockout rule
• openvpn: client export can export private keys for unlisted certificate references (reported by iys8 and lujiefsi)
• backend: remove cache file on execution error in script_output
• mvc: fix tab/subtab form generation for plugins
• mvc: fix default labels in selectpickers
• mvc: form labels can be empty so make sure to add them to avoid warnings in forms
• mvc: safeguard some write operations with missing throwReadOnly() actions for custom action (reported by lujiefsi)
• ui: fix multiple stored XSS (reported by lujiefsi)
• plugins: os-theme-rebellion 1.9.5 (contributed by Team Rebellion)
• ports: ca_root_nss / nss 3.125

For over 11 a half years now, OPNsense is driving innovation through modularising and hardening the open source firewall, with simple and reliable firmware upgrades, multi-language support, fast adoption of upstream software updates, modern IPv6 support, as well as clear and stable 2-Clause BSD licensing.

26.7, nicknamed “Xenial Xenops”, features interface assignments and gateway groups via MVC/API, firewall rules now defaulting to MVC/API, outbound NAT to source NAT migration assistant, captive portal IPv6 support, Kea DDNS/custom options/dynamic prefix delegation, FreeBSD 15.1, OpenVPN 2.7, PHP 8.5, Python 3.13, plus much more.

The upgrade path for 26.1 will likely be unlocked later today. We want to ensure the upgrade goes as smoothly as possible so please be patient! :)

Download links, an installation guide and the checksums for the images can be found below as well.

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Full mirror list:

Here are the full patch notes:

• system: remove periodic backups settings and backend code
• system: migrate gateway groups to MVC/API
• system: new service widget flat tile layout (partially contributed by Konstantinos Spartalis)
• system: make LDAP auth adhere to bad login penalty as well (contributed by Matt Andreko)
• system: move ldap_escape() to caller for now to avoid side effects
• system: improve the log_archive script to also work on log subdirectories
• system: change our version of “certctl” to emit files instead of links like it is the case in FreeBSD 15.1
• system: include interfaces widget in dashboard default
• system: adjust dashboard widget resize logic to observe border box instead of content box
• reporting: migrate several settings pages to MVC/API and assorted changes
• reporting: do not show disabled interfaces in traffic graphs (contributed by Konstantinos Spartalis)
• interfaces: migrate interface assignments to MVC/API
• interfaces: fix faulty netmask on loopback address due to upstream change
• firmware: remove overzealous cleansing in output_cmd to unhide individual character progress
• firewall: move config.xml default LAN allow rules to new rules GUI
• firewall: legacy rules pages move to plugin
• firewall: restrict automatic DHCPv6 filter rules to plugin/track6 use
• firewall: always set a sequence at the end of the rule set when cloning a NAT rule
• firewall: remove unused “safepoint” actions
• firewall: fix automatic source NAT rules not displayed for PPPoE interfaces
• firewall: flatten automatic source NAT rules into two per WAN type interface
• firewall: prevent deletion if a group is referenced in MVC rules
• firewall: constraint source NAT getAction() to only general page and align setAction() accordingly
• firewall: use proper path for one-to-one NAT rules for renaming operations
• firewall: avoid emitting reply-to on block rules as well
• firewall: change interface group render/apply order
• firewall: adjust MVC alias rename according to address_to_pconfig()
• firewall: adapt getAdvancedIds() to the sectioned form structure
• firewall: invalidate rule stats cache for firewall utilities API endpoint
• captive portal: move template actions out of the ServiceController into its own TemplateController
• captive portal: adjust accounting interval to Acct-Interim-Interval
• dnsmasq: possible use before define in lease watcher
• intrusion detection: rename “uncategorized” rule package to “adult” (contributed by Konstantinos Spartalis)
• monit: fix mail-format and poll-time validation
• unbound: missing NetMaskAllowed=N on override address
• wireguard: add allowed-ips to reresolve-dns.py in case none are set yet
• acl: merge user management ACLs into one single privilege
• backend: allow “strict” mode +TARGETS using the preamble “!”
• backend: swap “strict” template logic as it was reversed
• mvc: refactor base_dialog and parseFormNode() to simplify the template
• mvc: remove unused argument from getFormGrid()
• mvc: BaseField: emit descriptions in getNodes() when they are not the same as the value to match getNodeContent()
• mvc: PortField: reject whitespaces in port ranges during validation
• mvc: ModelRelationField: remove grouped option handling
• mvc: add file type to forms
• ui: add “opnsense-auto” theme which switches between “opnsense” and “opnsense-dark” depending on browser setting
• ui: decrease flashing in opnsense-auto theme when switching (contributed by Konstantinos Spartalis)
• ui: remove direct apply_btn_id usage in favour of base_apply_button template partial
• ui: fix menu registration not setting “active”
• plugins: os-firewall-legacy 1.0 contains the static PHP firewall rules pages
• plugins: os-ndproxy has been removed, use os-ndp-proxy-go instead
• src: FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE-p1 plus assorted stable/15 networking commits
• src: pf: do not mangle IP header before shared forwarding
• src: pf: stop resolving hosts via DNS that use “:” modifier
• src: pf: clear anchor after stepping into it in pf_match_translation_rule()
• src: pf: pf_route() “dst” no longer holds the gateway in 15.x
• ports: libevent 2.1.13
• ports: lighttpd 1.4.85
• ports: openvpn 2.7.5
• ports: sqlite 3.53.3
• ports: suricata 8.0.6

Migration notes, known issues and limitations:

• The privileges “page-system-groupmanager” and “page-system-usermanager-addprivs” were merged into “page-system-groupmanager” and are no longer available separately. This was done to avoid the misconception that access to a user management page gives constrained rights to each page, but that is not the case. User management is a process involving all 3 pages.
• The static PHP pages for firewall rule management have been moved to the “os-firewall-legacy” plugin which can be manually installed before or after the upgrade. All rules will continue to work regardless of the plugin being installed or not and are easily migrated using the given assistant.
• Hyper-V guests may be producing panics on certain hosts with more than one virtual processor assigned. Make sure to snapshot beforehand and stay on 26.1.x until the situation is clear.
• Since this is a major OS upgrade and OpenSSL changes from 3.0 to 3.5 third party repositories may interfere with your upgrade experience. Removing offending repositories and plugins may help; or wait for affirmation from the respective repository owners.

The public key for the 26.7 series is:

—–BEGIN PUBLIC KEY—– MIICIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAg8AMIICCgKCAgEAziSNKuzrL2cwLx5LXmLn cWS5Lk+i9CzRMXO/4xQYBQCaSnd8GBg/HA/g4aPoTUa6ovAI0AHfW8KQJQyBkFzn pi6MLZJ9tEaFcn0CiV+tSTJd1RV4bB8jtpKl5oTkgFrPsyaB7iBlG5Cd49VCW19h DxClQ24lkWkVoYfsfCQEt4ADNGLygWCPyf4bxGD/t6/tiW9SsOs2+gfOZ9C/G2d/ EBhJFoBEoz5lvULVxTdfY5PScYrHD/waZnk3rGc2A+9pI/SM2JAwKqsgZ6MSFbXO DNocSjqFUUkdqhty+Qcc0OJ+hMbKKVE+f3QJBQIwT3ayys8QK0m5CCo91/f+DjoN noj+t5YN9x8GREkF0wrdIi7hevkwrL2/SJQbq1bL1BLB+mMSXYR611lgT8YfYjyZ 7tmpNVC3O5Pj7l20snm1lVUSqS0PsFBvh6HQtBRwQDGppaIIhH1Nt9yIatmSiGZt 2YrMVNBzbQrJzSX+vWcAulkaPIt4t+XxmpO5IDNZ+4uMZ7XyJq1lAhIeyXx+Falf v7S+ZpJWFVNz0/N5z6lBbADD855i+gFY6B5209xGyhd6FwaPOjISgQKkgBwF1AiW MDuTuP9lkh/U5gGBZIFTnbdEMgOAL4P+Hsw9Nozav+3QIpiU3Pv9F29a1erCkq09 rpQyNglY7Jqme/RipzbYia8CAwEAAQ== —–END PUBLIC KEY—–

Stay safe, .. code-block:

# SHA256 (OPNsense-26.7-dvd-amd64.iso.bz2) = 95cafedda6d5b22ce832e249dc2309110fbee19f813ad78cf28bb3d387186bfb

# SHA256 (OPNsense-26.7-nano-amd64.img.bz2) = 28d5e2f37e40d87468a924e3006ef10e2ddc6de485b85333d9e3958c84d0cb9d

# SHA256 (OPNsense-26.7-serial-amd64.img.bz2) = 259b441646f1b0d77075a7281e368fe7f4c980360498ed6bc23740bd83c67e32

# SHA256 (OPNsense-26.7-vga-amd64.img.bz2) = d975ed876e0650f6a5bf30b2e97218c5eaa370bef6597b19f43e22c1b950d3fc

Summer challenges aside: 26.7 is almost here! It includes FreeBSD 15.1 and a somewhat small list of other highlights. The reason for that is a stringent backporting strategy that was employed in the 26.1 series.

Keep in mind this is an online-based pre-production test release. Upgrades from the 26.1.11 development version are already available. The final release date for 26.7 is July 15.

Here are the development highlights since version 26.1 came out:

• Interfaces assignments to MVC/API
• Gateway groups to MVC/API
• Firewall rules MVC page is now the default
• Source NAT is now a replacement for outbound NAT
• Captive portal IPv6 support
• Kea DDNS, custom options and dynamic prefix delegation support
• OpenVPN 2.7 with TLS-Crypt v2 support
• FreeBSD 15.1
• Python 3.13
• PHP 8.5

And these are the changes against version 26.7-RC1:

• system: include interfaces widget in dashboard default
• firewall: constraint source NAT getAction() to only general page and align setAction() accordingly
• firewall: use proper path for one-to-one NAT rules for renaming operations
• firewall: avoid emitting reply-to on block rules as well
• captive portal: adjust accounting interval to Acct-Interim-Interval
• firmware: remove overzealous cleansing in output_cmd to unhide individual character progress
• monit: fix mail-format and poll-time validation
• mvc: add file type to forms
• ports: suricata 8.0.6

A hotfix release was issued as 26.7.r2_3:

• interfaces: fix faulty netmask on loopback address due to upstream change
• firewall: change interface group render/apply order
• backend: swap “strict” template logic as it was reversed
• src: pf: do not mangle IP header before shared forwarding
• src: additional stable/15 networking patches

Summer challenges aside: 26.7 is almost here!

It includes FreeBSD 15.1 and a somewhat small list of other highlights. The reason for that is a stringent backporting strategy that was employed in the 26.1 series.

Keep in mind this is mostly an image-based pre-production test release. Upgrades from the 26.1.11 development version will be available later this week. An online-only RC2 will probably follow as well. The final release date for 26.7 is July 15.

Here are the development highlights since version 26.1 came out:

• Interfaces assignments to MVC/API
• Gateway groups to MVC/API
• Firewall rules MVC page is now the default
• Source NAT is now a replacement for outbound NAT
• Captive portal IPv6 support
• Kea DDNS, custom options and dynamic prefix delegation support
• OpenVPN 2.7 with TLS-Crypt v2 support
• FreeBSD 15.1
• Python 3.13
• PHP 8.5

And these are the changes against version 26.1.11:

• system: remove periodic backups settings and backend code
• system: migrate gateway groups to MVC/API
• system: new service widget flat tile layout (partially contributed by Konstantinos Spartalis)
• system: make LDAP auth adhere to bad login penalty as well (contributed by Matt Andreko)
• system: move ldap_escape() to caller for now to avoid side effects
• system: improve the log_archive script to also work on log subdirectories
• system: change our version of “certctl” to emit files instead of links like it is the case in FreeBSD 15.1
• reporting: migrate several settings pages to MVC/API and assorted changes
• interfaces: migrate interface assignments to MVC/API
• firewall: move config.xml default LAN allow rules to new rules GUI
• firewall: legacy rules pages move to plugin
• firewall: restrict automatic DHCPv6 filter rules to plugin/track6 use
• firewall: always set a sequence at the end of the rule set when cloning a NAT rule
• firewall: remove unused “safepoint” actions
• firewall: fix automatic source NAT rules not displayed for PPPoE interfaces
• firewall: flatten automatic source NAT rules into two per WAN type interface
• firewall: prevent deletion if a group is referenced in MVC rules
• captive portal: move template actions out of the ServiceController into its own TemplateController
• dnsmasq: possible use before define in lease watcher
• intrusion detection: rename “uncategorized” rule package to “adult” (contributed by Konstantinos Spartalis)
• unbound: missing NetMaskAllowed=N on override address
• wireguard: add allowed-ips to reresolve-dns.py in case none are set yet
• acl: merge user management ACLs into one single privilege
• backend: allow “strict” mode +TARGETS using the preamble “!”
• backend: swap “strict” template logic as it was reversed
• mvc: refactor base_dialog and parseFormNode() to simplify the template
• mvc: remove unused argument from getFormGrid()
• mvc: BaseField: emit descriptions in getNodes() when they are not the same as the value to match getNodeContent()
• mvc: PortField: reject whitespaces in port ranges during validation
• mvc: ModelRelationField: remove grouped option handling
• ui: add “opnsense-auto” theme which switches between “opnsense” and “opnsense-dark” depending on browser setting
• ui: decrease flashing in opnsense-auto theme when switching (contributed by Konstantinos Spartalis)
• ui: remove direct apply_btn_id usage in favour of base_apply_button template partial
• ui: fix menu registration not setting “active”
• plugins: os-firewall-legacy 1.0 contains the static PHP firewall rules pages
• plugins: os-ndproxy has been removed, use os-ndp-proxy-go instead
• src: FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE-p1 plus assorted stable/15 networking commits
• ports: libevent 2.1.13
• ports: openvpn 2.7.5
• ports: sqlite 3.53.3

Migration notes, known issues and limitations:

• The privileges “page-system-groupmanager” and “page-system-usermanager-addprivs” were merged into “page-system-groupmanager” and are no longer available separately. This was done to avoid the misconception that access to a user management page gives constrained rights to each page, but that is not the case. User management is a process involving all 3 pages.
• The static PHP pages for firewall rule management have been moved to the “os-firewall-legacy” plugin that can be optionally installed. Note that the upgrade will not install it as rules will continue to work and are easily migrated using the given assistant.

The public key for the 26.7 series is:

# -----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
# MIICIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAg8AMIICCgKCAgEAziSNKuzrL2cwLx5LXmLn
# cWS5Lk+i9CzRMXO/4xQYBQCaSnd8GBg/HA/g4aPoTUa6ovAI0AHfW8KQJQyBkFzn
# pi6MLZJ9tEaFcn0CiV+tSTJd1RV4bB8jtpKl5oTkgFrPsyaB7iBlG5Cd49VCW19h
# DxClQ24lkWkVoYfsfCQEt4ADNGLygWCPyf4bxGD/t6/tiW9SsOs2+gfOZ9C/G2d/
# EBhJFoBEoz5lvULVxTdfY5PScYrHD/waZnk3rGc2A+9pI/SM2JAwKqsgZ6MSFbXO
# DNocSjqFUUkdqhty+Qcc0OJ+hMbKKVE+f3QJBQIwT3ayys8QK0m5CCo91/f+DjoN
# noj+t5YN9x8GREkF0wrdIi7hevkwrL2/SJQbq1bL1BLB+mMSXYR611lgT8YfYjyZ
# 7tmpNVC3O5Pj7l20snm1lVUSqS0PsFBvh6HQtBRwQDGppaIIhH1Nt9yIatmSiGZt
# 2YrMVNBzbQrJzSX+vWcAulkaPIt4t+XxmpO5IDNZ+4uMZ7XyJq1lAhIeyXx+Falf
# v7S+ZpJWFVNz0/N5z6lBbADD855i+gFY6B5209xGyhd6FwaPOjISgQKkgBwF1AiW
# MDuTuP9lkh/U5gGBZIFTnbdEMgOAL4P+Hsw9Nozav+3QIpiU3Pv9F29a1erCkq09
# rpQyNglY7Jqme/RipzbYia8CAwEAAQ==
# -----END PUBLIC KEY-----

Please let us know about your experience!

SHA256 (OPNsense-26.7.r1-dvd-amd64.iso.bz2) = 6b8430921316bd1d912a7bf71d02f2e354cd82b644c3fbf2646ab55382b9a758

SHA256 (OPNsense-26.7.r1-nano-amd64.img.bz2) = 1b95ab4cafaa195272b2b9d7ac3f42015c277b918818f535851c8c3206c5829d

SHA256 (OPNsense-26.7.r1-serial-amd64.img.bz2) = 0db5557508f088e513436f6f7ad5c37f42c6614ce50a34595523890cded7c336

SHA256 (OPNsense-26.7.r1-vga-amd64.img.bz2) = 2e352fd8628e742dd0637a8f84768f607b3ad45a4491a77d9623b4976ac6931b

Back already with a bag of security advisories also for FreeBSD which came out just yesterday. We highly appreciate the increased amount of reports we are getting for the core code and we are working through them, but need to improve our process and guidelines somewhat in order to make more sense of the result for all of you. This will probably take additional effort after 26.7 is out.

Note that this update brings the outbound to source NAT migration page, but it is only a formality as outbound NAT will stay in 26.7 although the legacy firewall rules page will move to a plugin during the major upgrade. It is the same process that was employed with ISC-DHCP. Due to this addition, however, the source NAT rules entered in the system will no longer work unless the mode is set to either “manual” or “hybrid”.

And thanks everyone for early 26.7-BETA testing! We are content to ship 26.7-RC1 early next week as a follow-up. The final release of 26.7 is planned for July 15.

Here are the full patch notes:

• system: configuration line injection via multiple GUI text fields (reported by lujiefsi)
• system: add missing legacy_html_escape_form_data() for $a_cert on administration settings (reported by Jonas Ampferl of Hacking Cult)
• system: lockout: address newline injection and correct IP parsing (reported by lujiefsi)
• system: add “local_uri” type in SanitizeFilter() and use it to avoid hardcoding
• system: several compatible adjustments for upcoming PHP 8.5
• system: fix ACL pattern for carp_status action (contributed by Etienne Girault)
• system: enhance live log widget (contributed by Greelan)
• firewall: safeguard ISO country codes in alias download (reported by Jonas Ampferl of Hacking Cult)
• firewall: escape user-controlled values in tooltip attributes (reported by Jonas Ampferl of Hacking Cult)
• firewall: add the same new rules GUI design to the MVC NAT pages
• firewall: add CSV download/upload to MVC NAT pages
• firewall: add migration for outbound NAT into source NAT page
• firewall: destination NAT: display effective port when local-port is omitted
• firewall: source NAT: allow empty target which means the interface address
• firewall: source NAT: skip rendering rules when mode is not advanced/manual or hybrid
• firewall: improve performance on MVC pages using virtualDOM
• firewall: allow WAN as “associated interface” for NPTv6 when prefix ID is set
• firewall: fix TypeError on alias getItem() with unknown UUID (contributed by haxorton)
• firewall: unify group names of OpenVPN, WireGuard and IPsec encapsulation
• firewall: show rule counts that can be exported and hide tab if no rules exist
• firewall: improve interface filter logic to include floating rules with multiple interfaces when they overlap with at least one interface in the interface filter request
• firewall: add validations for “No RDR” option to prevent target and local-port being set
• firewall: skip alias on new rules GUI apply
• interfaces: prohibit the use of advanced DHCP option settings by non-administrators
• interfaces: properly format API times to ISO format and convert timezone for display in automatic discovery
• captive portal: pass in ip_address as a set for accounting
• firmware: fix small glitch that re-prompts for showing community plugins
• kea: add widget to show DHCP leases
• kea: simplify model option values
• monit: use throwNotFullAdmin() to restrict monit GUI write access to full admins due to intended system wide execution rights
• network time: fix stored XSS in GPS init string display (reported by Jonas Ampferl of Hacking Cult)
• openvpn: prevent path traversal in “common_name” attribute (reported by lujiefsi)
• openvpn: escape client common_name in connection-status views (reported by Jan Kahmen of turningpoint and lujiefsi)
• openvpn: simplify model option values
• mvc: checkAndThrowValueInUse validate input token which may only contain alphanum and dashes (reported by Jonas Ampferl of Hacking Cult)
• mvc: guard BaseField::setNodes() against a list given for a scalar leaf (contributed by haxorton)
• mvc: DescriptionField: disable special and newline characters
• mvc: FileObject: fix exception bug (contributed by Greelan)
• mvc: also do not translate empty labels in grids
• mvc: give throwReadOnly() a sibling named throwNotFullAdmin()
• mvc: use camelCase for carp_status action
• ui: bootgrid: minor optimizations
• ui: add generic escaping function htmlSafe() for JavaScript
• plugins: os-cloudflared 1.1
• plugins: os-freeradius 1.10.2
• plugins: os-vnstat 1.4
• src: vm: use-after-free in device pager page list
• src: execve: local privilege escalation via execve(2) TOCTOU race
• src: openzfs: multiple vulnerabilities in OpenZFS
• src: libalias: bffer overflow in libalias RTSP handler
• src: unlinkat: unlinkat(2) ignores AT_RESOLVE_BENEATH flag
• src: tcp: use-after-free in TCP RACK stack option handler
• src: posixshm: multiple vulnerabilities in POSIX largepage objects
• src: audit: incorrect audit records for ptrace(2) syscall requests
• src: ktls: remote DOS via uninitialized memory access in KTLS receive
• src: linux: kernel stack disclosure in Linux compatibility layer
• src: iconf: multiple vulnerabilities in iconv(3)
• ports: curl 8.21.0
• ports: expat 8.2.2
• ports: ldns 1.9.2
• ports: lighttpd 1.4.84
• ports: phalcon 5.16.0
• ports: py-duckdb 1.5.4
• ports: syslog-ng 4.12.0

A hotfix release was issued as 26.1.11_3:

• system: hasPrivilege() not merging user privs correctly (reported by iys8)
• firewall: fix some small issues in menu registration for legacy pages
• monit: re-allow spaces in start, stop and condition

A hotfix release was issued as 26.1.11_5:

• firmware: support for patch release matching
• openvpn: add a specific regex constraint for static keys to fix previous safeguarding

A hotfix release was issued as 26.1.11_6:

• openvpn: further fix validation for auth token secret and static key

A hotfix release was issued as 26.1.11_10:

• firmware: remove overzealous cleansing in output_cmd to unhide individual character progress
• firmware: add fingerprint and upgrade hint for 26.7
• monit: fix mail-format and poll-time validation
• unbound: missing NetMaskAllowed=N on override address
• ports: openvpn 2.7.5
• ports: suricata 8.0.6

This update is the obvious answer to recent reports throughout the ecosystem: There are 3 core security issues fixed, FreeBSD security advisories, third party updates as well as assorted fixes plus improvements in the new rules GUI.

The firmware page had a number of minor regressions that should be sorted out with this release. They did not affect updates, but made the process a bit less smooth than usual. Be assured that each minor update is tested quite extensively, but non-functional issues like these can always slip through a test cycle and will be found in the next one. In the worst case that means two stable releases: the issues appeared with 26.1.8 but were not visible before 26.1.9 was being tested.

Under the hood the preparation for Source NAT migration, MVC/API support for interface assignments and FreeBSD 15.1 support is underway. We expect a 26.7-BETA in the near future once we are satisfied with the overall quality.

Here are the full patch notes:

system

• routing: changed “disable” option to “enable”
• dashboard: explicitly compact on layout shift if there is no predefined layout
• dashboard: update result on default restore

interfaces

• parse ifconfig output despite exit error in legacy_interfaces_details()
• hostwatch: pin warning banner to enabled flag

firewall

• always show automatic and legacy rules in new rules GUI
• add banner if no rules defined in new rules GUI to match legacy GUI
• use strnatcasecmp() for interface list in new rules GUI
• fix typo that prevented queues to be selectable in pf-based traffic shaping
• escape shaper targets in rule edit (contributed by lujiefsi)

dnsmasq

• change widget link from settings to leases page

firmware

• stop buffering in sed to fix chunked update log output
• retain ordering in update servers for connectivity check
• allow “local” business mirror subscription
• put clickable trailer for community plugins
• fix return value masking during updates
• opnsense-update: do not clean obsolete files on manual -r invokes

intrusion detection

• fix drop and alert buttons on rules tab

ipsec

• disable scroll in authentication and children grids (contributed by Konstantinos Spartalis)
• validate the use of refid in CA certificates (reported by lujiefsi)

kea

• prevent converting the decimal prefix_id using hexdec() for dynamic PD

openvpn

• fix client export not showing common names
• require an integer of at least 1 for “vpnid” field

mvc

• add new validators to TextField: AllowSpaces, AllowNewlines, AllowSpecial and introduce new StrictTextField
• strict alphanumeric-only regex for certificate refid (contributed by eev4n)
• simplify assorted option values to reduce duplication
• static header support for forms

rc

• move system_powerd_configure() to bootup plugin hook

ui

• bootgrid: allow column selection exclusions
• allow passing of data attributes for select items in setFormData()
• remove banner on inline reload if applicable
• button padding when injecting next to apply button
• fix spurious padding in apply button section (contributed by Konstantinos Spartalis)

plugins

• os-cloudflared 1.0 (contributed by Richard Aspden)
• os-frr 1.53
• os-rfc2136 1.10
• os-stunnel fix for missing include in script
• os-telegraf 1.12.15

src

• missing permission check in thr_kill2
• arbitrary file overwrite via the KTLS receive path
• multiple vulnerabilities in the sound mmap path
• sigqueue missing capability mode restriction
• use-after-free bug in the IPV6_MSFILTER socket option handler
• flaw in Linuxulator execution of setugid binaries
• ASLR bypass for setuid executables via procctl
• integer overflow in vt CONS_HISTORY ioctl
• openssl: fix multiple vulnerabilities
• ldns: fix query response validation
• netlink: fix lock leak in nl_find_nhop
• pf: avoid taking the pf rules write lock in a couple of ioctls
• ipfw: add ability to run ipfw binary with 15.0+ kernel module
• ipfw: treat ipv6 address with zero mask as “any”

ports

• dnsmasq 2.93
• filterlog 0.8 changes rule label fetch to libpfctl
• openssl 3.0.21
• phalcon 5.14.2
• phpseclib 3.0.55
• py-duckdb 1.5.3
• py-numpy 2.4.6
• python 3.13.14
• sqlite3 5.53.1
• strongswan 6.0.7

As a sign of the times this update ships 3 core security fixes as well as OS and third party updates. Kea dynamic prefix delegation is also included plus more GUI improvements.

Time to 26.7 is short. See you soon! :)

Here are the full patch notes:

system

• remove unused data-tooltip that is not properly escaped from certificates widget
• tighten landing page redirect (contributed by Konstantinos Spartalis)
• fix passing null into getRealInterface()
• fix regression in selective group delete introduced previously
• allow unregistered plugin cron actions to be deleted
• disable MAILTO for cron jobs

reporting

• render NaN values as empty values and omit leading empty records from data set for health graphs
• add max on Y axis for traffic graphs

interfaces

• dhclient.conf does not cope with multi-line request/require
• account for multiple UUIDs in VIP deletion
• more safe iteration through config_read_array()
• fix wrong DUID-UUID format but keep accepting the wrong one
• fix regression in selective device delete introduced previously
• IAID selection and prefix range reservation for WAN DHCPv6

firewall

• fix for missing HTML escape in description render in legacy rules GUI
• add an alias formatter to show content fields as “dynamic” when populated by other components
• fix Tabulator regression with alias batch delete
• use safe config iteration in interface registration
• fix unintended change in filtering logic for new rules GUI
• fix action, ipprotocol and protocol translations for legacy rules in new rules GUI
• use safe iteration over rules in filter_core_rules_user()
• add missing exclamation mark for “not” in scrub rules
• fix interface sorting by value for live log and groups

captive portal

• remove redirection on HTTPS and ditch non-functional pass statement

dnsmasq

• change DHCP tag to DescriptionField

ipsec

• move swanctl.conf download button to the tab
• restyle the connections page for clarity

kea

• dynamic prefix delegation support
• always start the prefix watcher when DHCPv6 is enabled
• cleanups for IntegerField using isSet() and no negative numbers allowed
• add decline_probation_period and set lower default to mitigate faulty client implementations to consume the whole pool
• add subnet allocator field (contributed by Marcos Della)
• add DHCPv4 compatibility options (contributed by Marcos Della)
• hook up reservation.next_server (contributed by Ian Munsie)
• fix missing visual cues for manual mode in DDNS and DHCPv4/6

monit

• sanitize monit output before offering it

network time

• cleanse port option before use (reported by Konstantinos Spartalis)
• small cleanups in ntpd_configure_gps()

unbound

• blocklists categorization and apply button message update (contributed by Konstantinos Spartalis)

acl

• some missing references and using camelCase pointers instead of snake_case

mvc

• add support for pluggable dynamic menu items and move some existing parts out of the MenuSystem class
• stricter email address validation
• OptionsField: use key as value if no value is set
• unify migration message returns
• do not translate empty strings

ui

• clean up useRequestHandlerOnGet usage
• use space in apply box for the apply reminder
• improve form validation error append
• tab exclusion for SimpleActionButton
• split form button row render as some forms only use save
• override selectpicker defaults for translations
• hide apply button for specific tabs on multiple pages (contributed by Konstantinos Spartalis)
• bootgrid: align datakey with the rest of the options, but allow top-level placement
• bootgrid: safeguard replace() function
• bootgrid: mark state variables as such
• bootgrid: remove unused getTotalRowCount() method
• bootgrid: prevent NaN pagination values for non-ajax grids when row count is set to all
• bootgrid: clean up converter compatibility code
• bootgrid: replace “append” with “replace” for ajax: false grids
• bootgrid: adjust column persistence behavior to prevent horizontal dead space

plugins

• use safe config iteration in interface registration code
• os-tinc fixes evaluation of hosts enabled flag (contributed by Konstantinos Spartalis)

src

• dhclient: improve server and filename validation
• setcred: fix buffer overflow
• kern: make sure to drain selinfo sleepers
• fusefs: handle buggy server LISTXATTR response
• ptrace: fix validation of PT_SC_REMOTE arguments
• libcasper: switch from select(2) to poll(2)
• cap_net: do not allow new limits to drop keys from the old ones
• ipfw: fix parsing error in nat config port_range
• ipfw: fix checksum after NAT
• igmp: Avoid leaving dangling pointers in the state-change queue
• vxlan: Update *m0 after a pullup
• routing: use a better error number in sysctl_fibs()
• routing: initialize V_rt_numfibs earlier during boot
• pfsync: reject invalid SCTP states
• pf: do not reject rules with colliding hashes
• rtnetlink: check for allocation failure in nlattr_get_multipath()
• rtnetlink: align RTA_MULTIPATH length validation in nlattr_get

ports

• nss 3.124
• openvpn 2.7.4
• php 8.3.31
• py-numpy 2.4.4
• suricata 8.0.5
• unbound 1.25.1

This updated fixes two recently reported vulnerabilities in the core code pertaining to WAN DHCPv4 configuration and user management. It also includes third party updates to Dnsmasq, OpenSSH and Unbound amongst others.

Captive portal IPFW accounting rules will regain a performance boost by bringing back hash lookups. Since this update does not issue a reboot by itself either do so or restart the captive portal instances to activate this change.

Here are the full patch notes:

system

• properly escape username in sync_user.php command invoke (contributed by Konstantinos Spartalis)
• fix XMLRPC sync with VIP and “nosync” option
• link CA references after all changes
• parse certificate “key_type” and “digest”
• allow flushing legacy OpenVPN legacy config
• audit “staticroute” config access
• use safe config iteration in core_user_changed_groups()

interfaces

• safeguard DHCPv4 settings against arbitrary command injection (reported by Kchigo)
• add missing config locks in device controllers
• use safe iteration in backend code
• adjust and annotate interface_dhcpv6_id()

firewall

• use save method from ApiMutableModelControllerBase for log command, move rule command and savepoint action
• safe config access in list_legacy_rules.php
• fix inverted source/destination cosmetic issue in SNAT and One-to-One NAT grids
• remove duplicated CSV button hook
• fix NPTv6 validation for empty external subnet
• make getRealInterface() a static utility function
• refactor searchRuleAction() to use the same filtering and sorting logic on MVC and legacy data
• fix inverted source/destination cosmetic issue in SNAT and One-to-One NAT grids

captive portal

• re-introduce hash lookup for accounting purposes
• reload IPFW on captive portal reconfigure too

dnsmasq

• ignore DHCP names for “wpad” to fix CERT Vulnerability VU#598349

firmware

• opnsense-bootstrap: add “-B” bare bootstrap mode
• add repo configuration output to connectivity audit

kea

• plug socket into dynamic PD route installation script
• add prefix to reservations to allow for static PD allocations based on DUID/MAC
• infer IPv6 lease type in delete script via lease lookup so IA_NA/IA_PD can be deleted
• add DDNS add ddns-conflict-resolution-mode per subnet (contributed by chaispaquichui)
• allow customizing “mac_sources” and change default to “ipv6-link-local”
• add user-context object to config to emit description
• fix option_data_autocollect mismatch in DHCPv6 page
• enable internalModelSafeDelete due to increased model relation field usage
• build reservation status from control socket output
• add subnet vltime (partially contributed by Brandan Giles)
• add client-id to DHCPv4 reservations

network time

• fix ACL definitions (contributed by Konstantinos Spartalis)

openvpn

• reload configuration for group sync after successful authentication
• add tls-crypt-v2 support
• allow restart action via cron

radvd

• allow to start a manual configuration without primary IPv6

unbound

• minor style/refactor for safe config access
• hide unused tree row in form output for overrides
• restyle statistics page

wireguard

• use getValues() consistently in control script

mvc

• remove unused UIModelGrid imports in IDS, Monit and Syslog controllers
• remove Util imports where not needed
• BaseField: add count() helper
• fix validation to use getValue instead of plain string cast
• UIModelGrid: remove flatten() method as getFlatNodes() is almost the same

shell

• safe iteration for VLAN/LAGG in port assignment
• use safe config iteration in live mode banner

ui

• add static dialog header support and fix bool/string compare
• add type_formatter keyword to form rendering
• add save/cancel button support to form rendering
• remove “event” use from bootgrid showSaveAlert()

plugins

• os-ddclient 1.31
• os-frr 1.52
• os-netbird 1.3
• os-q-feeds-connector 1.6
• os-turnserver 1.3

ports

• curl 8.20.0
• dnsmasq 2.92rel2
• expat 2.8.1
• kea 3.0.3
• krb5 1.22.2
• libxml 2.15.3
• nss 3.123.1
• openssh 10.3p1
• phalcon 5.12.1
• py-duckdb 1.5.2
• py-requests 2.33.1
• unbound 1.25.0

A hotfix release was issued as 26.1.8_5:

interfaces

• follow up on DHCPv4 settings sanitization

firewall

• fix search for floating rules in new rules GUI

kea

• use JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE when writing the JSON configuration

shell

• fix syntax error in port assignment

ui

• bootgrid: onRendered executed in wrong spot

This includes all very recent FreeBSD SA/EN patches, a number of system improvements (how are you doing, Kea!) and third party updates for OpenVPN and StrongSwan.

It also includes one high and one medium advisory for our code. GitHub has not issued a CVE for this yet, unfortunately, but this announcement will be updated as soon as that happens. See below for details.

Here are the full patch notes:

system

• protect popen() with exec_safe() (contributed by Konstantinos Spartalis)
• lockout bypass fix (contributed by Konstantinos Spartalis)
• refactor dashboard to use User model instead of direct config access
• throw UserException when dashboard size limit was reached on save
• add notes dashboard widget (contributed by Konstantinos Spartalis)
• allow gateway load balance weights from 1 to 10 for more flexibility (contributed by Matthew Hall)
• fix traffic dashboard widget initialization race condition (contributed by Greelan)
• avoid side effect rendering sysctl item in config.xml during console assignment
• improve cron command and parameter escaping
• add “nosync” option to gateway configuration
• support RADIUS NAS-IP-Address attribute for authentication
• add compatibility layer to future route disable/enable migration
• only split first colon when reading sysctls
• revisit snapshot name validation (partially contributed by Konstantinos Spartalis)

interfaces

• refactor bridge reconfigure script

firewall

• live view: decode HTML where necessary to aid filtering
• fix typo in alias update error log and make parser a bit more resilient

firmware

• opnsense-update: handle FreeBSD.conf disable internally

kea

• fix “Delegated length must be longer than or equal to prefix length” validation
• add ddns-override-no-update, ddns-override-client-update and ddns-update-on-renew per subnet
• add DDNS and DHCP option support

network time

• add pool property for time servers (contributed by Konstantinos Spartalis)
• remove stale symlink when PPS is disabled

unbound

• only emit warning when “addptr” was requested
• consolidate override aliases into tree view

mvc

• BaseListField: replace empty() check with isSet() for proper selection of value “0”
• HostnameField: show string that failed validation by default
• BaseField: add setValues() for generic use
• add SetConstraint for problematic “0” value constraining
• ApiMutableModelControllerBase: remove unused error returning in setActionHook()

ui

• set visibility hidden for base_bootgrid_table
• upgrade Tabulator to version 6.4.0
• automatic grid height calculation
• bootgrid: maintain scrolling position for both datatree and command actions

plugins

• os-acme-client 4.15
• os-turnserver 1.2

src

• remote code execution via RPCSEC_GSS packet validation
• tcp: remotely exploitable DoS vector
• pf: silently ignores certain rules
• vnet: ensure the space allocated by vnet_data_alloc() is sufficent aligned
• ifnet: Fix decreasing the vnet interface count
• e1000: Increase FC pause/refresh time on PCH2 and newer
• net80211: fix VHT160/80P80/80 chanwidth selection in the “40-” case

ports

• curl 8.19.0
• hostwatch 1.0.13
• openssl 3.0.20
• perl 5.42.2

A hotfix release was issued as 26.1.7_1:

system

• fix missing newline when generating cron jobs due to a regression

A hotfix release was issued as 26.1.7_2:

system

• fix missing base64_decode() in JsonField which prevented user settings from saving

A hotfix release was issued as 26.1.7_3:

backend

• configctl: support -f cache flush parameter to fix cache invalidation preamble “!” pass

Yes, we are obviously still alive! This update addresses a number of security issues – first and foremost an injection into LDAP authentication that can bypass group restrictions during login. Also included are Curl and OpenSSL third party updates as well as FreeBSD security advisories.

Further UX tweaks reached the new firewall rules GUI, the MVC grid system and surprising movement in the Kea corner. But maybe most importantly: the captive portal finally gained native IPv6 support. Let us know what you think about it!

Here are the full patch notes:

system

• escape LDAP username during search (reported by Matt Andreko)
• dashboard gauge improvements (contributed by Konstantinos Spartalis)
• compress height of the log viewer grid

firewall

• fix wrong “pass” on DNAT rule when using register rule
• adjust sort order in networks and aliases in new rules GUI
• change sorting to interface/group name and stop caring about counted rules in new rules GUI
• change category sorting using names instead of counted rules in new rules GUI
• remove tokenizer from categories and use selectpicker instead in new rules GUI

interfaces

• configurable cleanups for automatic neighbor discovery via hostwatch
• refactor PPP CARP hook

dnsmasq

• prevent “*” from being collected as “client_id”

firmware

• repeat the update after pkg reinstall

kea

• add DDNS subnet-specific qualifying suffix and prevent updates if no server is set
• add sockets max-retries and retry-wait-time options
• add delete lease command and use socket for up-to-date lease collection
• move pool-in-subnet validation logic mostly to KeaPoolsField
• remove KeaCtrlAgent dependency on HA configuration
• use SetConstraint for match_data to allow 0 as valid value

ipsec

• add 4 insecure proposals for compatibility (contributed by Bjoern Jakobsen)

captive portal

• add IPv6 support (partially contributed by Alex Goodkind)

radvd

• when adding a manual instance for an automatic “track6” interface do not ignore its settings

unbound

• limit duckdb to a single thread in write mode to reduce logger memory usage
• add harden below NXDOMAIN option (contributed by Konstantinos Spartalis)
• consolidate override aliases into tree view

mvc

• BaseListField: replace empty() check with isSet() for proper selection of value “0”
• HostnameField: show string that failed validation by default
• BaseField: add setValues() for generic use
• add SetConstraint for problematic “0” value constraining
• ApiMutableModelControllerBase: remove unused error returning in setActionHook()

ui

• set visibility hidden for base_bootgrid_table
• upgrade Tabulator to version 6.4.0
• automatic grid height calculation
• bootgrid: maintain scrolling position for both datatree and command actions

plugins

• os-acme-client 4.15
• os-turnserver 1.2

src

• remote code execution via RPCSEC_GSS packet validation
• tcp: remotely exploitable DoS vector
• pf: silently ignores certain rules
• vnet: ensure the space allocated by vnet_data_alloc() is sufficent aligned
• ifnet: Fix decreasing the vnet interface count
• e1000: Increase FC pause/refresh time on PCH2 and newer
• net80211: fix VHT160/80P80/80 chanwidth selection in the “40-” case

ports

• curl 8.19.0
• hostwatch 1.0.13
• openssl 3.0.20
• perl 5.42.2

A hotfix release was issued as 26.1.6_2:

system

• use Framed-IPv6-Address in case of an IPv6 address in RADIUS accounting

captive portal

• fix allowed addresses missing from session IPs in roaming case

images

• refreshed images using this version in order to fix UFS installer issues

ports

• python 3.13.13

SHA256 (OPNsense-26.1.6-dvd-amd64.iso.bz2) = 6ba3633d9c0f96d82c792015a45f4b8aac45ea8fa2bdba3c5e534d0c90a4f08c

SHA256 (OPNsense-26.1.6-nano-amd64.img.bz2) = 3c16267c791abfc3e41d5249fcb0c245c03cb91e2f1aa4d53017f0f3454d03a1

SHA256 (OPNsense-26.1.6-serial-amd64.img.bz2) = 60e698b7f935b647b72a424c78acaa1772a050bb4bd593ca001ea9a1634d5643

SHA256 (OPNsense-26.1.6-vga-amd64.img.bz2) = cf8deca3033b66138930d417c879cb93b7930d1ca8dabd7e1aea914f9a551f4a

This updates ships a few third party updates, assorted core fixes and improvements of which Kea DDNS and options support may be the most sought-after.

The captive portal IPv6 changes are ready for wider testing on the development version and over there the grids will now auto-resize as the limits of the Tabulator UI are pushed farther and further. ;)

Here are the full patch notes:

system

• cleanup and simplify certificate deployment and remove legacy config import
• validate monitor uniqueness based on the host route presence
• simplify user/group sync scripts using config_read_array()

interfaces

• clean up overview UI code and fix CARP badge alignment
• fix static neighbor apply button (contributed by Konstantinos Spartalis)
• simplify CARP scripts using config_read_array()
• automatic dhclient recovery
• settings page use cases for config_read_array()

firewall

• fix regression in alias summary not shown in new rules GUI
• invalidate database when last updated time is in the future
• add missing “static port” option in source NAT
• add semantic groups coloring option in dashboard widget (contributed by Gunnar Lieb)
• one-to-one NAT rendered rule missed “log” statement
• add missing alias rename rule targets
• add alias GeoIP database update button and move bogons one to the same tab
• fix port handling in registered NAT rule
• fix MVC code vs. legacy rules display issues
• outbound NAT page use case for config_read_array()

captive portal

• cleanup and simplify certificate deployment and remove legacy config import
• enforce POST-only on logoffAction() (contributed by Oliver Jueguen)

dnsmasq

• add “no-ping” option (contributed by Konstantinos Spartalis)
• remove a too-strict validation for suffix IPv6 addresses without constructor use
• ensure the lease view handles client-id correctly

ipsec

• fix delete selected for SPD and SAD

kea

• add DDNS and DHCP option support

network time

• add pool property for time servers (contributed by Konstantinos Spartalis)
• remove stale symlink when PPS is disabled

unbound

• only emit warning when “addptr” was requested
• consolidate override aliases into tree view

mvc

• BaseListField: replace empty() check with isSet() for proper selection of value “0”
• HostnameField: show string that failed validation by default
• BaseField: add setValues() for generic use
• add SetConstraint for problematic “0” value constraining
• ApiMutableModelControllerBase: remove unused error returning in setActionHook()

ui

• set visibility hidden for base_bootgrid_table
• upgrade Tabulator to version 6.4.0
• automatic grid height calculation
• bootgrid: maintain scrolling position for both datatree and command actions

plugins

• os-acme-client 4.13
• os-ddclient 1.30
• os-freeradius 1.10.1
• os-tayga 1.4
• os-tinc 1.8 adds disable subnet routes option (contributed by Thojo0)

src

• fix multiple vulnerabilities in OpenSSL
• jail escape by a privileged user via nullfs
• arm64 SVE signal context misalignment
• page fault handler fails to zero memory

ports

• dnsmasq 2.92
• libxml 2.15.1
• openssl 3.0.19
• phalcon 5.10.0
• php 8.3.30
• phpseclib 3.0.49
• python security fixes

A hotfix release was issued as 26.1.5_5:

interfaces

• follow up on DHCPv4 settings sanitization

firewall

• fix search for floating rules in new rules GUI

kea

• use JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE when writing the JSON configuration

shell

• fix syntax error in port assignment

ui

• bootgrid: onRendered executed in wrong spot

This is basically a maintenance release in assorted areas, but also includes a CVE for the GUI for missing POST checks in the API. We thank everyone for reporting issues and testing the fixes with us to allow for easy and fast releases such as this one.

The roadmap is almost ready to be published. Expect it later this week.

Here are the full patch notes:

system

• store dashboard layout types based on column breakpoints
• do not show snapshot notes in the grid
• use safe config iteration in admin settings page

reporting

• use safe config iteration in RRD code

interfaces

• remove unused ip_in_interface_alias_subnet()
• use safe config iteration in PPP edit page

firewall

• fix access to deleted filter node in advanced settings
• merge MVC NAT page templates into a single one
• when repopulating the interface selectpicker, always restore current selection in new rules GUI
• remove hardcoded colors where possible in new rules GUI
• fix category colors in new rules GUI
• merge read of groups and interfaces in new rules GUI
• make MVC protocol selection match the old rules pages
• add model validations for common errors in destination NAT
• live view: allow regex use in “contains” cases
• live view: fix SyntaxWarning in log reader backend
• use safe iteration in old rule page for schedule lookup
• use safe config iteration in outbound NAT page

firmware

• add aux repository support

ipsec

• use safe config iteration for VIP lookup

kea

• guard prefix watcher when no link-local address exists for a route that should be installed

monit

• use safe config iteration in gateway alert script

openvpn

• debounce learn-address calls to limit the number of alias updates to a minimum
• add validation for selecting username as CN without setting any authentication

unbound

• split logic in update_blocklist() and simplify getPoliciesAction()

plugins

• os-frr 1.51
• os-tayga 1.5

ports

• openldap 2.6.13
• perl 5.42.1
• phpseclib 3.0.50
• py-duckdb 1.5.0
• suricata 8.0.4

This update finally brings in Python 3.13 after the struggle we had with 3.11 and missing security patches. A number of things were fixed for the new rules GUI as well as assorted minor things in all areas of the code base. Two FreeBSD security advisories are also included and a reboot is needed to finish this update.

Of note are the recent modifications of the firmware scripting as they follow a fix in 26.1.2 that seems to have resolved the partial upgrade failures people have been reporting over the last 2 years. It turned out that the issue was a cleanup routine in the core package that removed temporary files in the background while the package manager was still attempting to install more packages.

Here are the full patch notes:

system

• add note field to store comments for each snapshot
• add configurable “memberOf” attribute to LDAP connector
• do not scrub unrelated IPv6 DHCP ranges from Dnsmasq LAN config during wizard
• adapt DHCP address shell setup for new config access functions
• adapt web GUI certificate renew for new config access function
• adapt initial port configuration DHCP setting for new config access functions
• avoid using “(system)” user revision annotation to match legacy and MVC code
• fix log files ‘go to page’ edge case and row count persistence/max
• ignore future backups when they exist to ensure new backups are saved

reporting

• restore canvas state in health graph to fix Firefox display bug

interfaces

• generalise the dhcp6c_script using the new IFNAME variable
• fix enter key in assignment description and general cleanup
• protect device reads against forcing empty arrays into $config

firewall

• check for schedules in use in new rules
• add import/export function and missing lock on set action
• better focus selected alias updates to in crease performance when either –aliases or –types is used
• implement missing ICMP types in new rules GUI (contributed by Bjoern Jakobsen)
• adjust for parseReplace() for icmp-type “skip”
• fix NAT rule enabled checks display (contributed by Aaron Rogers)
• prevent separator char from being used in category names
• fix running into error using well known protocols with “-” in them
• add validation to prevent using both gateway and reply-to in the same rule in new GUI
• add a command button to open the live log with pre-filled rule ID in new GUI
• move download and upload commands out of partial into global commands in new GUI
• reduce complexity in URL hash handling and when using firewall_rule_lookup.php in new GUI
• fix default ipprotocol mismatch so that when not specified both are indicated
• update destination NAT ACL to match our menu entry
• fix issues with searching in the states page
• allow well known ports in local-port destination NAT
• adjust row selection behaviour for internal rules in MVC pages
• offer aliases the same was as the field type expects them

dnsmasq

• add IP address validations for some of the DHCPv4 and DHCPv6 options (contributed by Greelan)

firmware

• fix automatic advanced toggle in settings
• shorten the reboot message to fit the spinner on the same line
• tweaks for update/upgrade cleanup behaviours between core and opnsense-update
• add support for aux repository handling in opnsense-update

installer

• ufs: ignore errors when flushing the full disk

intrusion detection

• upgrade ET Open ruleset to version 8.0 (contributed by 0nnyx)

openvpn

• add options for legacy ciphers (contributed by Bjoern Jakobsen)

radvd

• use safe config array iteration over virtual IPs

unbound

• persist overrides PTR configuration and allow the user to deselect it

backend

• removed mwexec() and mwexec_bg() functions following their deprecation
• add config_push_array() and config_merge_array() helpers
• remove constant configd cleanups as they may influence requests from other threads executing different commands

mvc

• restructure menu items and system using findNodeByPath()/getItem() additions
• BaseListField: generic implementation of static options
• PortField: make “well-known” port numbers known by allowing them to be mapped to their respective numbers
• collect UUID field so it can be searched, but only if the searchPhrase contains a valid UUID

tests

• merge stable filter tests to double check upcoming changes

ui

• batch bootgrid enable/disable-selected toggle by default

plugins

• os-haproxy 5.0

ports

• expat 2.7.4
• hostwatch 1.0.12 now rate-limits database writes for recently seen hosts
• ldns 1.9.0
• nss 3.120
• openldap 2.6.12
• openvpn 2.6.19
• py-duckdb 1.4.4
• python additional security fixes

This is a smallish update with a number of fixes and another round of Python CVEs addressed. New images based on this stable version are planned for next week.

At the moment work focuses on the IPv6 support for the captive portal which should not be too far away now. The 26.7 roadmap will also be published at the end of this month.

Here are the full patch notes:

system

remove “upstream” from gateway grid as priority already reflects the proper data
adjust gateway group priority (tier) wording

interfaces

fix wlanmode argument usage

firewall

fix target mapping inconsistency leading to references not being processed in destination NAT
use local-port as target when specified in destination NAT
fix missing reply-to when not specifically set in new rules
live view: fix parsing of combined filters stored as converted strings
fix group rename in source_net, destination_net and SNAT/DNAT target fields
add tcpflags_any in new rules GUI for parity with legacy rules
exclude loopback from interface selectpicker in new rules GUI
well known ports added to filter rule selection
undefined is also “*” in new rules grid
add download button for validation errors in rule import
allow TTL usage on host entries

firmware

avoid update-hook background cleanups
revoke 25.7 fingerprint

kea

fix subnets GUI missing root node

radvd

change tabs to spaces in radvd.conf for better maintenance

unbound

safeguard the blocklist tester against empty configuration testing

mvc

add $separator as parameter for CSV export and switch the default to a semicolon
InterfaceField: minor adjustments and add resetStaticOptionList()
catch empty data in CSV import

tests

Shell: add testing framework

plugins

os-haproxy 5.0

ports

expat 2.7.4
hostwatch 1.0.12 now rate-limits database writes for recently seen hosts
ldns 1.9.0
nss 3.120
openldap 2.6.12
openvpn 2.6.19
py-duckdb 1.4.4
python additional security fixes

A hotfix release was issued as 26.1.2_5:

firewall

add missing implementation for “disablereplyto” in new rules
fix encoding issue in dashboard widget

captive portal

fix hard-timeout calculation

kea

add required scope to prefix watcher link local address route

backend

allow non-intrusive config_read_array() and fix a gateway group delete issue with it

SHA256 (OPNsense-26.1.2-dvd-amd64.iso.bz2) = 8b81427b049ca291bed982a85c6eb821e9887f70b79c1d8183c24721e037f938

SHA256 (OPNsense-26.1.2-nano-amd64.img.bz2) = 24ae4c3f178bcc53475ab2b0b2ec50a7b06e9541f5080c156e5aa967c12a8d343e

SHA256 (OPNsense-26.1.2-serial-amd64.img.bz2) = 519b19cbb433a736d51c1f18d614c4e84ad5a71773d2eb3ea9aa7beb5ee01015

SHA256 (OPNsense-26.1.2-vga-amd64.img.bz2) = 8259592094d48d06190f0e3d23471a0cc2304e7d076c6ba4437a5c3b2b1ad020

This ships OpenSSL and Python security updates as well as address a number of shortcomings of the initial 26.1 and community-infused improvements of the new rules GUI which we would not have dreamed of to get this quickly.

We are very happy with the current state of the new rules GUI and all the discussions we have had on how it can be further improved. It is just the beginning. A roadmap for 26.7 will be in the works later this month.

Looking back 11 years it appears that the best hopes we had for the project back then have all come true. It took lot longer than expected but we got there together with you, our beloved community. It will only take a bit more work now to achieve MVC/API support for all core components and remove root access from the web GUI. And we hope that you will be up for it in the coming years as well.

Images will likely be reissued based on this release, but it is not an immediate priority. Upgrade paths from 25.7 will also be updated in the near future to ensure the best possible upgrade experience.

Here are the full patch notes:

interfaces

• fix WLAN creation when $mode is empty
• fix interface settings save with disabled ISC DHCPv6 server
• add optional interval input to ping

firewall

• fix rule anchor rendering for plugins
• prevent autocomplete in alias auth password
• validate UUID on rules migration import
• fix overload table setting being written as UUID into pf.conf in new rules GUI
• local-port field in destination NAT does not support range and well-known name
• change toggle_log icon to help visibility in new rules GUI
• add missing schedules support for new rules GUI
• make statistics column responsive for new rules GUI
• add link to states and put it first in list in new rules GUI
• add “any” interface filter option and make it the default

reporting

• render RRD integer as string in command invoke

dnsmasq

• compare leases case insensitive

firmware

• opnsense-code: allow -r to specify the release branch for core/plugins
• opnsense-patch: when patching make no backups

kea

• add several missing validations
• use hostwatch as source for prefix watcher

openssh

• style update for config generation

radvd

• correctly verify constructor interface if used

lang

• added Persian as a new language and a few updates/fixes in existing translations

installer

• ufs: flush the disk to avoid spurious partitioning errors

mvc

• support verbose logging in run_migrations.php
• shield exec_safe() against fatal type errors
• mark exported CSV as content safe to disable escaping
• ArrayField: support throwing exceptions in importRecordSet()
• fix class names of ManualSpdController and VxlanController
• BaseModel: create missing nodes in legacy mapper

ui

• bootgrid: allow multi word tooltips (contributed by Matthias Kaduk)
• bootgrid: introduce toggle-selected command
• bootgrid: searchable column selectors
• move refresh of selectpicker types into setFormData() and improve type detection

plugins

• os-acme-client 4.12
• os-ddclient 1.29
• os-freeradius 1.10
• os-isc-dhcp 1.0
• os-nextcloud-backup 1.2
• os-nginx 1.36
• os-postfix 1.24.1
• os-q-feeds-connector 1.4
• os-wazuh-agent 1.3

src

• assorted patches from stable/14 for LinuxKPI, QAT, and network stack
• e1000: revert “try auto-negotiation for fixed 100 or 10 configuration”
• if_ovpn: use epoch to free peers
• carp6: revise the generation of ND6 NA

ports

• dhcp6c v20260122
• hostwatch 1.0.9