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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-15T22:52:45.389Z",
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    "CVE-2026-34078",
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  "textContent": "This release is an emergency release to fix an important security vulnerability in the confinement of _Tor Browser_.\n\n## Changes and updates\n\n  * 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.\n\n\n\nThis vulnerability can only be exploited by a powerful attacker who has already exploited another vulnerability to take control of _Tor Browser_.\n\nFor more details, read our changelog.\n\n## Get Tails 7.6.2\n\n### To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage\n\n  * Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 7.0 or later to 7.6.2.\n\n  * If you cannot do an automatic upgrade or if Tails fails to start after an automatic upgrade, please try to do a manual upgrade.\n\n\n\n\n### To install Tails 7.6.2 on a new USB stick\n\nFollow our installation instructions.\n\nThe Persistent Storage on the USB stick will be lost if you install instead of upgrading.\n\n### To download only\n\nIf you don't need installation or upgrade instructions, you can download Tails 7.6.2 directly:\n\n  * For USB sticks (USB image)\n\n  * For DVDs and virtual machines (ISO image)\n\n\n\n\n## Support and feedback\n\nFor support and feedback, visit the Support\nsection on the Tails website.\n\n  * \n          tails\n        \n  * \n          releases\n        \n\n",
  "title": "New Release: Tails 7.6.2",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z"
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