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This is a full list of changes for each release of WinSCP. See also [[project_history|Project history]] and [[incompatible_changes|Incompatible changes between versions]]. This is a full list of changes for each release of WinSCP. See also [[project_history|Project history]] and [[incompatible_changes|Incompatible changes between versions]].
-===== [[6.0]] 6.0 (not released yet) ((2021-06-02)) ===== +===== [[6.8]] 6.8 (not released yet) ((2026-08-22)) =====
-  * Local file manager mode (two local panels). [[bug>1893]] +
-  * SSH core upgraded to [[&url(puttychanges)|PuTTY 0.75]]. [[bug>1984]] \\ It brings the following changes: +
-    * Support Curve448 key exchange method. [[pbug>curve448]] +
-    * Support Ed448 user and host keys. [[pbug>ed448]] +
-    * Support rsa-sha2-256 and rsa-sha2-512 SSH public key algorithms. [[bug>1952]] [[pbug>rsa-sha2]] +
-  * Showing directory size in file panel. [[bug>41]] +
-  * Tab titles are shortened to fit window width as needed. [[bug>1423]] +
-  * Tabs show tooltips with full session name and paths. +
-  * Remembering remote directory tree nodes state when switching sessions. [[bug>1057]] +
-  * It is possible to import sessions from OpenSSH ''config'' file. [[bug>1896]] +
-  * ''Shift''-clicking //New Session// command opens the Login dialog in new WinSCP instance, instead of possibly opening new instance of workspace. +
-  * Allow displaying all VMS file revisions with FTP protocol. [[bug>1944]] +
-  * Support reading S3 credentials from AWS CLI configuration. [[bug>1941]] +
-  * Bytes transferred are recorded in XML log and available in .NET assembly API. [[bug>597]] +
-  * Change: Removed support for SSH-1. +
-  * Generating PPK3 keys. +
-  * When switching tabs, prevent visibly scrolling the panels when focusing the last selected file. +
-  * Removed the "compression" indicator from the status bar. +
-  * Confirm closing when multiple tabs are opened and auto workspace saving is not enabled, even when none of the tabs contain an active remote session. +
-  * Improved handling of long shell command error messages. [[bug>1949]] +
-  * Improving formatting of errors displayed after an operation completed in //Continue on error// mode. +
-  * Change: Keyboard shortcut for //Command Line// command changed to ''Shift+Ctrl+M'' (''Shift+Ctrl+N'' previously). +
-  * Preventing beep when using ''Alt+Enter'' to open the Properties dialog. +
-  * Checking for too many parameters with ''/keygen'' switch. +
-  * PNG code upgraded to PngComponents 1.7.0. +
-  * Warning when selecting too new key file. +
-  * Bug fix: Do not say //"Terminated by user"// when the session has actually timed out. +
-  * Bug fix: Cannot use passwords and passphrases longer than 255 characters in automation and various other purposes. [[bug>1988]] +
-  * Bug fix: When size of a file downloaded with FTP protocol changes (or when ASCII mode is used) the logged size did not reflect the actual transfer size.+
-===== [[5.19]] 5.19 ((2021-06-17)) =====+··* Word wrapping in the internal editor can be toggled from toolbar menu. [[bug>2451]]
-··* When installing an extension from a URL, not saving the extension with BOM. +===== [[6.6.4]] 6.6.4 (not released yet) ((2026-09-11)) ===== 
-· * Not aborting "Keep remote directory up to date" function when connection is lost while deleting files or looking for differences and the session is reconnected. [[bug>1994]] +  
-  * Bug fix: When handling URL in an existing WinSCP instance, session settings from a stored site named after the URL hostname are not used. [[bug>1992]] +  * Increased length limit of proxy host name for updates preferences. [[bug>2456]] 
-  * Bug fix: It was possible to move toolbar on progress windows+  * Optionally default to keeping Login dialog open after opening session in PuTTY. [[bug>2459]] 
-  * Bug fix: When installing an extension from a file, it is always saved in UTF-8 with BOM, disregarding the original encoding. [[bug>1993]] +  * Improving placement of widows, particularly those opened, while the main window is not visible (notably during command-line operations)
-  * Bug fix: When "Keep remote directory up to date" function was started from command-line, disconnects were not detected. +  * Bug fix: When selecting a site to perform a command-line operation with, it was possible to select a workspace or a folder, resulting in unexpected behaviour or failure. [[bug>2457]] 
-  * Bug fix: When connection was lost and not reconnected, the "Keep remote directory up to date" window was not closed.+  * Bug fix: After opening session in PuTTY, WinSCP process is never closed. [[bug>2458]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Invalid language code for Serbian was used for Microsoft Store package. [[bug>2460]]
-===== [[5.18.6]] 5.18.6 RC ((2021-06-10)) =====+===== [[6.6.3]] 6.6.3 RC ((2026-09-03)) =====
-  * XML parser upgraded to Expat 2.4.1+  * Translations completed: Belarusian, Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Traditional Chinese and Turkish. 
-  * Installer upgraded to Inno Setup 6.2.0+  * Some parts of GUI (panel headers, scrollbars, buttons, checkboxes) show dark in dark theme even when system-wide app theme is light
-  * Using multipart uploads with S3 protocol on Google Cloud as it is supported there now+  * SSH core and private key tools (PuTTYgen and Pageant) upgraded to [[&url(puttychanges)|PuTTY 0.85]]. \\ It brings the following change: 
- ·* Bug fix: Broken layout of Properties dialog when opening on a secondary display with high DPI primary display. [[bug>1990]] +   * Security issue: fixed a remotely triggerable use-after-free in Pageant. [[pbug>pageant-deferred-decryption-uaf]] 
-  * Bug fix: The //"Drag & drop shell extension"// installation component was not showing its size+····* Security issue: fixed a remotely triggerable buffer overflow if the OpenSSH encrypt-then-MAC cipher modes are in use. [[pbug>etm-large-packet-overflow]] 
-  * Bug fix: When saving a local file, the //"Saving"// status on the Internal editor status bar is never cleared+ ···* Security issue: fixed a buffer overflow in private key decryption, if the private key is constructed maliciously. [[pbug>argon2-parameter-checks]] 
-  * Bug fix: No error message is sometimes shown when SFTP server disconnects. [[bug>1991]]+    * Denial-of-service security fixes: a server can trigger a tight loop in WinSCP, and even a MITM can make it consume unlimited memory at startup. [[pbug>maxpkt-0-tight-loop]] 
 +  * Bundled SSH private key tools (PuTTYgen and Pageant) are 64-bit. 
 +· * On Windows 11, using system dark tab theme, that uses different shades for active and disabled/disconnected tabs. [[bug>2452]] 
 +  * TLS/SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 3.5.8. 
 +  * XML parser upgraded to Expat 2.8.4. 
 +  * Source code package build script supports 64-bit target. 
 +  * Installer upgraded to Inno Setup 6.7.3. 
 +  * 64-bit build is identified in version information. 
 +  * Resolving version of pwsh installed with MSIX. 
 +  * Thirdparty information from the About dialog can be copied to the clipboard even when the browser control malfunctions
 +  * Bug fix: No error is shown when connection fails
 +  * Bug fix: ''x-name'' URL parameter was incorrectly decoded. 
 +  * Bug fix: Incorrect number validation
 +  * Bug fix: Some controls (notably list view headers) do not correctly apply dark mode in 64-bit build. [[bug>2453]] 
 +  * Bug fix: 64-bit build did not identify its system to be 64-bit, what among other prevented it from identifying 64-bit COM registrations. 
 +  * Bug fix: Some strings use incorrect translation in 64-bit version. [[bug>2455]]
-===== [[5.18.5]] 5.18.5 RC ((2021-05-20)) =====+===== [[6.6.2]] 6.6.2 RC ((2026-06-17)) =====
-  * Translation updated: Farsi+  * Experimental 64-bit version of WinSCP. [[bug>618]] 
-  * Support for PPK version 3 keys from PuTTY 0.75. [[bug>1986]] [[pbug>ppk3]] +  * Optionally not showing error message when connection is lost while idle. [[bug>2360]] 
-  * SSH private key tools (PuTTYgen and Pageant) upgraded to PuTTY 0.75. It brings the following changes: +  * SSH core and SSH private key tools (PuTTYgen and Pageant) upgraded to [[&url(puttychanges)|PuTTY 0.84]]. \\ It brings the following changes: 
-    * Pageant now supports loading a key still encrypted, and decrypting it later by prompting for the passphrase on first use. [[pbug>pageant-deferred-decrypt]] +    * Security issue: fixed a remotely triggerable double-free in RSA key exchange. [[pbug>rsakex-double-free]] 
-    * Upgraded default SSH key fingerprint format to OpenSSH-style SHA-256.[[pbug>ssh-fingerprint-formats]] +   * Minor security issue: fixed a remotely triggerable crash in NIST ECDSA signature verification. [[pbug>ecdsa-remotely-triggerable-assertion]] 
- ···* PuTTYgen now supports alternative provable-prime generation algorithm for RSA and DSA+    * Bug fix: spurious //"Network error: Socket is not connected"// when authenticating to some HTTP proxies. [[pbug>http-proxy-auth-wsaenotconn]] 
- ···* Replaces Windows Pageant's IPC with named pipes. [[pbug>pageant-named-pipe]] +  * TLS/SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 3.5.7. 
- ···* Bug fix: PuTTYgen mis-writes OpenSSH private key format for some Ed25519 keys. [[pbug>openssh-ed25519-corrupt-private-key]] +  * XML parser upgraded to Expat 2.8.1. 
-  * Bug fix: Moving a transfer to background just in between two individual file transfers cancels the transfer. [[bug>1983]] +  * Restored faster C TLS/SSL AES implementation. 
-  * Bug fix: Files saved in external editors are not uploaded in timezones behind UTC. [[bug>1985]] +  * Configurable warning when opening large file in an internal editor. [[bug>2437]] 
-  * Bug fix: //Sort > By Type icon// for was still incorrect.+  * Informing that when preserving directory timestamps is enabled, using multiple connections for transfer is not possible. [[bug>2439]] 
 + ·* Warning when pasting a session URL with unsafe settings. 
 +  * When opening session in PuTTY to a host for which WinSCP has multiple host keys cached, using the last key or the key that PuTTY has cached. [[bug>2440]] 
 + ·* Always (re)registering drag&drop shell extension during installation, even when the extension is not replaced. 
 +  * Allowed Console interface tool to have ''.exe'' extension to avoid false positive detections by some antiviruses. [[bug>2434]
 +  * Using //"username"// and //"hostname"// as one word. 
 +  * Reading all system settings from 64-bit registry. 
 +  * Allow assigning ''null'' to ''Session.SessionLogPath''. [[bug>2438]] 
 + ·* Avoiding using ''SSH_FXF_EXCL'' together with ''SSH_FXF_TRUNC'' SFTP file opening flags. [[bug>2444]] 
 +  * Optimized file system monitoring when looking for dummy directory during drag&drop downloads. [[bug>2445]] 
 +··* Change: Not allowing WebDAV redirects to other hosts by default. [[bug>2447]] 
 +  * Change: Not allowing WebDAV redirects to an unencrypted URL by default. [[bug>2448]] 
 +  * Updated to JCL library 2.9 commit c669fd12. 
 +  * Bug fix: Failure when trying to connect via HTTP proxy to FTP host with excessively long login details. [[bug>2435]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Buffer overflow in Console interface tool. [[bug>2436]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Failure setting ''Session.DebugLogPath'' when running in impersonated context. [[bug>2441]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Message boxes from secondary windows (like the internal editor) caused application to move to the background when when the main window was minimized. [[bug>2443]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Heap over-read via crafted encrypted filename. [[bug>2449]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Slashes in filenames can cause path traversal when invalid filename characters replacement is disabled. [[bug>2450]]
-===== [[5.18.4]] 5.18.4 RC ((2021-05-06)) =====+===== [[6.6.1]] 6.6.1 beta ((2026-04-01)) =====
-  * TLS/SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.1.1k. +  * Support for OpenSSH ssh-agent. [[bug>1682]] 
-  * XML parser upgraded to Expat 2.3.0. +  * Optionally connecting all workspace/folder sessions immediately. [[bug>1026]] 
-  * The enumerable returned by ''Session.EnumerateRemoteFiles'' implements the interface implicitly to allow access to the interface method (''GetEnumerator'') from late-bound languages, like PowerShell. +  * Preserving panel scroll position after rename. [[bug>2425]] 
-  * Disabling multipart uploads with S3 protocol on Google Cloud they are not supported there. [[bug>1972]] +  * ''Ctrl+C'' works in list views on 'Server and protocol information' dialog. 
-  * Allow downloading a file from an FTP server via a symbolic link in scripting or when handling a URL. [[bug>1973]] +  * Preventing moving or copying a file or folder over ancestor folder with the same name. [[bug>2427]] 
-  * Allowing use of the stream returned by ''Session.GetFile'' from a different thread. [[bug>1978]] +  * WebDAV/HTTP core upgraded to neon 0.37.1. 
-  * Workaround for specific encoding of special characters in filenames by OneDrive WebDAV interface. [[bug>1824]] +  * XML parser upgraded to Expat 2.7.5. 
-  * ''%%https://%%'' URL with known S3 API hostname (''s3.amazonaws.com'', ''digitaloceanspaces.com'', ''storage.googleapis.com'') is interpreted as S3 protocol, instead of WebDAV. +  * Bug fix: Some menus were not working on displays to the left or above the primary display. [[bug>2423]] 
-  * Automatically resume transfer when TLS re-key fails. [[bug>1982]] +  * Bug fix: Mouse wheel downwards scrolling did not work on toolbar drop down lists
-  * Translation updated: German+  * Bug fix: Once any control of permissions popup box was focused the popup no longer closed when user clicked outside of it
-  * Bug fix: Ignoring disconnect messages from the server while closing the connection. [[bug>1977]] +  * Bug fix: Failure when closing Transfer settings dialog with //X// button while a permissions popup box control is focused. [[bug>2420]] 
-  * Bug fix: Preventing another application (or WinSCP instance) stealing the selected tunnel port. [[bug>1971]] +  * Bug fix: Failure when switching to a session that is being reconnected. 
-  * Bug fix: Hang after receiving multiline response from FTP server. [[bug>1963]] +··* Bug fix: Failure when the first bit of an SFTP response is set. [[bug>2422]] 
-  * Bug fix: //Sort > By Type// icon for was incorrect+  * Bug fix: Copying to clipboard with ''Ctrl+C'' from 'Server and protocol information' was broken
-  * Bug fix: Keyboard cues were shown in toolbar buttons drop down menus even when the menu was dropped down with mouse+  * Bug fix: Protocol additional information scrolling was broken. 
-  * Bug fix: Failure when connecting to FTPS server that supports client certificates with translation that uses multi byte encoding. [[bug>1966]] +  * Bug fix: Master password dialog was missing //Help// button
-  * Bug fix: Remembered password is forgotten after the first failed (re)connect, even if the failure did not involve the password. [[bug>1967]] +  * Bug fix: Checking if edited/opened file was modified externally didn't work for inactive sessions. [[bug>2426]] 
-  * Bug fix: Problems with port forwarding are not detected. [[bug>1970]] +  * Bug fix: Wrapped settings values from Raw Site Settings dialog were not preserved. 
-··* Bug fix: Potential failure when waiting for a command executed from Console window is aborted+  * Bug fix: Some files modified by local custom command in SCP session fail to upload back. [[bug>2428]] 
-  * Bug fix: When saving a site with a slash in the username, it is misinterpreted as a site folder+  * Bug fix: Whole //Key exchange// page was incorrectly hidden when //"Handles SSH key re-exchange badly"// bug was enabled
-  * Bug fix: DST start or end causes edited/opened files to be uploaded. [[bug>1974]] +  * Bug fix: Some message boxes leak GDI handle. [[bug>2430]] 
-  * Bug fix: Failure when retrieving a directory listing from an FTP server when the data are transmitted in huge amount of tiny chunks. [[bug>1976]] +  * Bug fix: Login dialog leaks GDI handles. [[bug>2431]]
-  * Bug fix: Some operations with relative paths (notably creating and deleting a subdirectory) were failing on encrypted session. +
-  * Bug fix: //Local > Go to > Explore Directory// was not working with focused remote panel+
-  * Bug fix: A workspace session opened from a stored site could not be used for operation in a new window or duplicated. +
-· * Bug fix: Error when uploading an empty folder in the foreground or any folder in the background to an FTP server with permissions configured. +
-  * Bug fix: Adding new background transfer while queue processing is disabled and some parallelized transfer was already started results in "waiting" items being endlessly added to the queue list.+
-===== [[5.18.3]] 5.18.3 RC ((2021-03-17)) =====+===== [[6.6]] 6.6 beta ((2026-02-02)) =====
-  * Translations completed: Korean and Romanian+  * Synchronizing two local directories. [[bug>2020]] 
-  * TLS/SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.1.1j+  * Compiler upgraded to Clang/bcc32c. [[bug>618]] 
-  * When opening or switching to a session whose local directory does not exist, open the nearest existing parent directory. [[bug>1951]] +  * Inactive sessions can be automatically reconnected. [[bug>2232]] 
-  * Switch-like raw session settings can be configured using ''on''/''off''/''auto'' keywords+  * Added dark theme support to: [[bug>1696]] 
-  * Improving validation of port numbers in scripting and .NET assembly+    * Login dialog. [[bug>2345]] 
-  * Bug fix: Parsing of multiline VMS FTP listing entries is broken. [[bug>1950]] +    * Transfer Options dialog. 
-  * Bug fix: When moving files to an unvisited folder in an encrypted session, the folder contents is cached as before the move+    * Message boxes. 
-  * Bug fix: Failure when dropping files to a disconnected tab or duplicating to a disconnected session+    * Queue column headers. [[bug>2356]] 
-  * Bug fix: Failure when duplicating a not-yet-connected session. +    * Progress window. 
-  * Bug fix: Canceled or failed FTP transfer caused connection loss+    * Authentication Progress window. [[bug>2358]] 
-  * Bug fix: Some errors and information while opening a session in scripting were not logged. [[bug>1956]] +    * Bug fix: Scrollbar colors did not always reflect the color theme 
-  * Bug fix: SFTP uploads are slow. [[bug>1957]] +  * Using modern directory selection dialog that scales correctly and allows creating new directory. [[bug>2373]] [[bug>2389]] 
-  * Bug fix: Failure when S3 bucket contains a subfolder with an empty name. [[bug>1958]] +  * Optimized GUI when working with large subdirectory selection. [[bug>2396]] 
-  * Bug fix: Cannot enter an S3 folder that only contains a subfolder with an empty name. [[bug>1959]] +  * Change: Default to UTF-8 encoding in internal editor. [[bug>2397]] 
-  * Bug fix: Error when moving or copying file with non-ASCII file name using S3 protocol. [[bug>1960]] +  * New DigiCert EV code signing certificate valid until March 2029 is used for signing binaries
-  * Bug fix: Timezone is not correctly reflected in S3 timestamps.+  * TLS/SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 3.5.5
 +  * WebDAV/HTTP core upgraded to neon 0.36.0. 
 +  * XML parser upgraded to Expat 2.7.4. 
 +  * Installer upgraded to Inno Setup 6.7.0 with dark mode support enabled. 
 +  * Increased WinSCP memory limit to 4 GB. [[bug>2412]] 
 +  * Defined and implemented interface for the .NET library. By @mjkent. [[bug>856]] 
 +  * Optimized TLS/SSL AES implementation. 
 +  * Restoring ability to restart Explorer to allow upgrade of drag&drop shell extension, when installing for current user, as after-restart replacement is not possible without Administrator privileges. [[bug>;2381]] 
 +  * MSI toolset updated to WiX 5. 
 +  * Commands to copy paths to the clipboard on the Synchronization checklist window. 
 +  * Cryptography optimization. 
 +  * Support long AWS/S3 session tokens. [[bug>2403]] 
 +  * Prevent hang when new device is attached or removed while some mapped network drive is not available. [[bug>;2382]] 
 +  * Copy and paste improvements: 
 +    * Consistently renaming local files dropped or pasted back to their source directory to avoid collisions. 
 +    * Bug fix: When copying local files to clipboard from system context menu, "cut"; state of previously cut files was not cleared
 +  * Not redundantly verifying WebDAV or S3 certificate in Windows Certificate store if it is already marked as trusted in session settings. [[bug>2404]] 
 +  * Provide SNI when opening FTP data connection. [[bug>;2410]] 
 +  * Optimized synchronization checklist sorting. 
 +  * Support for Beyond Compare 5 in Compare Files extension. [[bug>2417]] 
 +  * Convert unsupported SSH proxy to SSH tunnel when importing site from PuTTY. [[bug>;2408]] 
 +  * FTP directory listing falls back to the other active/passive mode, consistently with file transfers. 
 +  * Consistently calling command to open window with specific directory //Explore//, instead of sometimes //Browse//. 
 +  * Consistently referring to file last modification timestamp column as //Date modified//. 
 +  * With INI file provided on command-line, using the same INI file when starting a new instance. 
 +  * Windows shell local file copy status window is centered on the main window. 
 +  * Made taskbar flashing configurable in GUI. [[bug>2411]] 
 +  * Control labels on transfer settings dialogs do not show keyboard accelerator cue, until ''Alt'' key is pressed
 +  * Not using drag images even with directory trees. [[bug>1274]] 
 +  * Allow configuring checksum commands. [[bug>2394]] 
 + * Updated to JCL library 2.8.1
 +  * Updating jump list only when running with GUI
 +  * Made space on permissions box for longer translations. [[bug>2398]] 
 +  * Opening //Default Apps// //Settings// page directly to open it in the foreground and avoid flashing //Control Panel// window. 
 +  * Improving order in which Windows Narrator reads window controls
 +  * All edit boxes with history consistently do not auto complete and show 16 entries in the drop down
 +  * Removed obsolete //Preserve remote timestamp// session settings
 +  * Bug fix: Local file with invalid characters replaced could not be explored from the Synchronization checklist window
 +  * Bug fix: Files modified by local custom command are not always uploaded to the correct remote directory. [[bug>2370]] 
 +  * Bug fix: List of network drives in drive drop down and directory tree did not always match. 
 +· * Bug fix: Host key prompt did not have the default button. 
 +··* Bug fix: When the local path specified on Open directory/Location profile dialog is not existing, when browsing for a new path, the trailing part of the nonexisting path was appended to the new path. 
 +  * Bug fix: Trying to enter an invalid link in local panel fails silently. 
 +  * Bug fix: After FTP data connection fails to open further use of the session is broken. 
 +  * Bug fix: Pasting cut files from the clipboard into a local panel copies them instead of moving them. [[bug>2400]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Some edits did not save their value to history when submitting with ''Enter''. 
 +  * Bug fix: Too long edit history dropdown can overflow monitor bounds. [[bug>2432]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Message box texts and some control labels are not visible to screen readers. [[bug>2413]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Failure when clicking tab close button while the session is already being closed. [[bug>2416]]
-===== [[5.18.2]] 5.18.2 beta ((2021-02-02)) =====+===== [[6.5.9]] 6.5.9 (not released yet) ((2026-09-10)) =====
-  * Compatibility with Google Cloud Storage when using S3 protocol to access the buckets. [[bug>1939]] +  * Back-propagated fixes from 6.6.4 release
-· * Bug fix: Failure when closing with no tab. [[bug>1947]] + ···* Bug fix: Invalid language code for Serbian was used for Microsoft Store package. [[bug>2460]]
- ·* Bug fix: Debug information is printed at the end of the scripting session when debug logging level is set even if logging is turned off. [[bug>1948]]+
-===== [[5.18.1]] 5.18.1 beta ((2021-01-27)) =====+===== [[6.5.8]] 6.5.8 ((2026-09-10)) =====
-  * Improved FTP support for VMS servers (and potentially for other non-Unix-like systems). [[bug>49]] +  * This is Microsoft Store-only release that fixes packaging problem of 6.5.7. The actual binaries are still 6.5.7
-  * Translations completed: Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian and Turkish. + ···* Bug fix: Cannot install from Microsoft Store because of invalid 'sr' language. [[bug>2460]]
-  * TLS/SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.1.1i. +
-  * Preserve file permissions when overwritten files are recycled and transfer resume is disabled. [[bug>1929]] +
-  * Keyboard-interactive authentication challenges can be copied to the clipboard and links contained in the challenges can be opened. [[bug>1930]] +
-  * Added method ''RemotePath.EscapeOperationMask'' to .NET assembly. +
-  * Added method ''ComparisonDifference.Reverse'' to .NET assembly. +
-  * Implemented method ''ComparisonDifference.ToString'' in .NET assembly. +
-  * ''Write'', ''CanWrite'', ''Length'' and ''Position'' methods and properties of the ''Stream'' returned by the ''Session.GetFile'' behave as expected for a read-only steam. +
-  * Allowed using SFTP servers that have problems with SSH_FXP_REALPATH requests. [[bug>1933]] +
-  * Bug fix: Target file name with escaped operation mask special symbols was incorrectly interpreted as an actual operation mask on some dialogs (upload, duplicate, etc), resulting in misplaced warnings +
-  * Bug fix: Local path argument of ''Session.PutFileToDirectory'' is incorrectly escaped. [[bug>1931]] +
-  * Bug fix: Path argument of ''Session.PutFile'' is incorrectly escaped. +
-  * Bug fix: Failure when using from single-file bundle. [[bug>1932]] +
-  * Bug fix: ''Session.GetFile'' can fail, if the server responds too quickly+
- ·* Bug fix: Failure when S3 bucket contains a folder with an empty name. [[bug>1934]] +
-  * Bug fix: When the active tab was disconnected, closing window with another active session did not require a confirmation. +
-  * Bug fix: Setting the logging level to -1 (Reduced) does not work in .NET assembly. [[bug>1936]] +
-  * Bug fix: Ellipses from German command names are not stripped from toolbar buttons. +
-  * Bug fix: Hang when the stream returned by ''Session.GetFile'' is closed before the download finished. +
-  * Bug fix: Failure when looking for PuTTY key tools and the ''PATH'' contain invalid paths. [[bug>1942]] +
-  * Bug fix: Prevent loading session settings that can lead to remote code execution from handled URLs. [[bug>1943]] +
-  * Bug fix: Hang when S3 server returns a truncated listing with folders only. [[bug>1946]]+
-===== [[5.18]] 5.18 beta ((2020-11-30)) =====+===== [[6.5.7]] 6.5.7 ((2026-09-09)) =====
-  * A complete list of files that are part of a background transfer can be shown. [[bug>1785]]  +  * Translations completed: Croatian, Finnish, Georgian, Italian and Serbian, and updated: Slovenian
-· * ''Stream'' interface in .NET assembly. [[bug>1738]] +  * TLS/SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 3.3.7
-  * With SFTP protocol files can be streamed to stdout and from stdin in scripting+  * SSH private key tools (PuTTYgen and Pageant) upgraded to [[&url(puttychanges)|PuTTY 0.85]]. SSH core upgraded to include some fixes. \\ It brings the following change: 
-  * Support SHA-256 fingerprints of TLS/SSL certificates. [[bug>1842]] +    * Security issue: fixed a remotely triggerable use-after-free in Pageant. [[pbug>pageant-deferred-decryption-uaf]] 
-  * Extension //[[extension_synchronize_another_server|*]]//. + ···* Security issue: fixed a remotely triggerable buffer overflow if the OpenSSH encrypt-then-MAC cipher modes are in use. [[pbug>etm-large-packet-overflow]] 
-  * When connecting to new SSH host, its host key can be automatically accepted in scripting and .NET assembly. + ···* Security issue: fixed a buffer overflow in private key decryption, if the private key is constructed maliciously. [[pbug>argon2-parameter-checks]] 
-  * Optional case-sensitive synchronization. [[bug>71]] + ···* Denial-of-service security fixes: a server can trigger a tight loop in WinSCP, and even a MITM can make it consume unlimited memory at startup. [[pbug>maxpkt-0-tight-loop]] 
-  * Enabled TLS 1.3 by default+ ···* Security issue: fixed a remotely triggerable double-free in RSA key exchange. [[pbug>rsakex-double-free]] 
-  * XML parser upgraded to Expat 2.2.10. + ···* Minor security issue: fixed a remotely triggerable crash in NIST ECDSA signature verification. [[pbug>ecdsa-remotely-triggerable-assertion]] 
-  * SSH core upgraded to [[&url(puttychanges)|PuTTY 0.74]]. It brings the following change: +  * Back-propagated fixes from 6.6.2 beta release
-    * Security fix: If an SSH server accepted an offer of a public key and then rejected the signature, WinSCP could access freed memory, if the key had come from an SSH agent. [[pbug>vuln-agent-keylist-used-after-free]] + ···* Bug fix: Failure setting ''Session.DebugLogPath'' when running in impersonated context. [[bug>2441]] 
-  * Resume transfer when FTP data connection disconnects. [[bug>1878]] +  * Bug fix: A specially crafted PKCS#7 or S/MIME signed message could trigger a use-after-free during PKCS#7 signature verification. CVE-2026-45447 fix from OpenSSL 3.4.6.
-··* Support for ''curve25519-sha256'' KEX. [[bug>1865]] +
- ·* Support for authentication using temporary credentials from AWS Security Token Service (STS). [[bug>1839]] +
-  * Support for SNI with FTP. [[bug>1895]] +
-  * Installer upgraded to Inno Setup 6.1.2. +
-    * Change: Installer needs Windows 7 SP1/2008 R2 SP1. +
-  * Alternative way to provide credentials in scripting/command-line without URL-encoding. [[bug>1821]] +
-  * Compatibility with WebDAV servers that incorrectly encode file URL. [[bug>1876]] +
-··* Optimizing S3 connection buffers for speed. [[bug>1732]] +
-  * Edited/opened files from a disconnected session can now be attached to new session even if its username was entered only during authentication instead of directly on the Login dialog. [[bug>1890]] +
-  * Returning to Login dialog, when ad-hoc connection fails. [[bug>1909]] +
- ·* Local ports for active FTP mode can be limited. [[bug>958]] +
-  * Allow explicit navigation to a hidden local folder by enabling showing of hidden files and folder, if not enabled yet. [[bug>1905]] +
-  * Added full //Go To// submenu to context menu of panel path label +
-  * Automatically restore external editor defaults when changing editor command from Notepad to 3rd party editor. [[bug>1872]] +
-  * Suppress errors when opened/edited files are locked. [[bug>1832]] +
- ·* Support clearing GID/UID flag on directories with new versions of GNU coreutils. [[bug>1850]] +
-  * Added ''/nointeractiveinput'' to usage screen. +
-  * List encrypt-then-MAC algorithms in ''/info'' listing. [[bug>1917]] +
-  * Not using a transfer via temporary file for files that would exceed system length limit with the temporary extension. [[bug>1922]] +
-  * Automatically closing timed out ''Session''. [[bug>1923]] +
-  * Logging IANA encryption algorithm names. [[bug>1886]] +
-  * Displaying, what directory is being read at the end of login to a server, in a tooltip. [[bug>1916]] +
-  * Use dark window title for the main window in the dark mode on Windows 10 2004. [[bug>1920]] +
-  * Clarified that WinSCP may crash in the warning message when trying to load too big file into the internal editor. [[bug>1847]] +
-  * Do not prevent WinSCP from working when jump list cannot be updated. [[bug>1857]] +
-··* Allow forcing use of ''LIST'' command to retrieve file information in scripting for FTP servers that has broken support for ''MDTM''/''SIZE'' commands. [[bug>1921]] +
- ·* //Duplicate// and //Rename// commands work even for disconnected sessions. +
-  * IPv6 literals with scope or literals that are already escaped in square brackets are formatted standardly in session URL (instead of URL-encoding them). +
-  * Allowed longer input on Edit file input box. [[bug>1911]] +
-  * Added help link to Add extension box and making the box wider. +
-  * GSSAPI key exchange authentication can be turned on. [[bug>1863]] +
-··* When trying to open an inaccessible local directory, display an error message, instead of silently doing nothing. +
-  * Cleanup application data dialog labels cache cleanup checkbox label updated to reflect previously updated functionality. +
-  * Disabling tips controls until some tips are actually available. +
-  * Optionally disable moving using drag&drop. [[bug>1884]] +
- ·* Main window follows Login dialog to another monitor, when switched using keyboard shortcuts ''Shift+Win+Left''/''Right''. [[bug>1907]] +
-  * When path to an existing local directory is specified on the Download options dialog without an operation mask, a noop operation mask is implied. +
-  * Workaround for wrong description of ''Num *'' keyboard shortcut in menus with German keyboard. [[bug>1889]] +
-··* Files with the same name except for a letter case are sorted deterministically. [[bug>1894]] +
-  * Not offering pasting from clipboard on the file panels if the clipboard contains multi-line text. +
-  * Extending transfer dialog drop down menu size to 16 entries. +
-  * Bug fix: Local file panel ignored changes in latter case of files and folders. [[bug>1885]] +
-  * Bug fix: Local custom commands that need session but no remote files were not disabled when session was not connected. +
- ·* Bug fix: Correct letter case variant of remote directory in directory tree was not always selected. [[bug>1891]] +
-  * Bug fix: With no connected session, shared bookmarks modifications are not preserved. +
-  * Bug fix: Using list header color appropriate for the actual light/dark column background color (list headers are not dark, unless system wide app dark mode is enabled). +
-  * Bug fix: ''Session.ParseUrl'' cannot accept fingerprint parameter for sessions over TLS. [[bug>1925]] +
-  * Bug fix: Custom command patterns ''!S''/''!E'' do not include fingerprint of TLS certificate. +
-··* Bug fix: Cannot work with filenames ending with space with FTP protocol. [[bug>1900]] +
-  * Bug fix: Canceling remote path drop down did not reset it back to the current path. +
-· * Bug fix: Folders in a drive root showed incorrect type name sometimes. +
-  * Bug fix: Customizing custom commands from Synchronization checklist window was not working. [[bug>1908]] +
-  * Bug fix: Whole local drive could have been scanned when trying to browse to non-existing or hidden folders. +
-  * Bug fix: Timed out status bar note was not added to history popup box, while a session is disconnected. +
-  * Bug fix: //Duplicate// command in remote file context menu operated over selected files instead of the focused file. +
-  * Bug fix: *nix shell special characters were unintentionally escaped in PuTTY/SSH terminal command patterns. [[bug>1906]]+
-===== [[5.17.10]] 5.17.10 ((2021-01-26)) =====+===== [[6.5.6]] 6.5.6 ((2026-03-25)) =====
-  * Back-propagated security fixes from 5.18.1 release: +  * Translations completed: Macedonian, and updated: Lithuanian, and Russian. 
-    * TLS/SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.1.1i+  * TLS/SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 3.3.6. 
-    * Bug fix: Prevent loading session settings that can lead to remote code execution from handled URLs. [[bug>1943]]+··* Back-propagated improvements from 6.6–6.6.1 beta release: 
 +    * New DigiCert EV code signing certificate valid until March 2029 is used for signing binaries. 
 +   * XML parser upgraded to Expat 2.7.5. 
 +    * Support for Beyond Compare 5 in Compare Files extension. [[bug>2417]] 
 +    * Bug fix: Checking if edited/opened file was modified externally didn't work for inactive sessions. [[bug>2426]]
-===== [[5.17.9]] 5.17.9 ((2020-11-20)) =====+===== [[6.5.5]] 6.5.5 ((2025-11-19)) =====
-  * Translation updated: German+  * Translation updated: Vietnamese
-  * Bug fix: Failure when using S3/AWS access ID or region longer than 32 characters. [[bug>1914]] +  * Bug fix: Pasting files using local directory tree context menu pastes them to the current directory, instead of the selected one. 
-  * Bug fix: Failure when opening some menus while having long text of specific length copied to the Clipboard. [[bug>1915]] +  * Bug fix: Failure when opening site imported from PuTTY with unsupported SSH proxy. [[bug>2407]] 
-  * Bug fix: Failure when directory contains a file with too long name. [[bug>1924]]+  * Bug fix: Incorrect hostname validation when connecting to S3 endpoint with certificate that does not cover root S3 hostname. [[bug>2409]]
-===== [[5.17.8]] 5.17.8 ((2020-10-15)) =====+===== [[6.5.4]] 6.5.4 ((2025-10-16)) =====
-  * TLS/SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.1.1h+  * Translations updated: Belarusian and Georgian
-  * Allow using Windows Store apps aliases as terminals (particularly Windows Terminal). [[bug>1901]] +  * TLS/SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 3.3.5. 
-  * Limiting error report and message search URLs to 4 KB, as larger URLs fail to open in some browsers. +  * XML parser upgraded to Expat 2.7.3
-  * SSH private key tools (PuTTYgen and Pageant) upgraded to PuTTY 0.74+  * Added new ''ap-southeast-6'' AWS region
-  * Bug fix: ''Session.CompareDirectories'' handles incorrectly files with names containing reserved XML characters. [[bug>1897]] +  * Bug fix: When restored after operation completed while minimized the window is disabled. [[bug>2393]] 
-  * Bug fix: //Keep local directory up to date// extension fails if error occurs before session URL is parsed. +  * Bug fix: Command ''md5sums'' is incorrectly used to calculate MD5 checksum instead of ''md5sum''. [[bug>2392]] 
-  * Bug fix: SFTP uploads started over already disconnected session do not reconnect automatically. [[bug>1913]] +  * Bug fix: Incomplete FTP upload when the source stream/stdin reads less than requested. [[bug>2395]] 
- +  * Bug fix: ''Shift''-clicking //OK// button on Synchronization checklist window when synchronization in the background was not possible still closed the window
-===== [[5.17.7]] 5.17.7 ((2020-07-24)) ===== +  * Bug fix: Failure after reloading file panel when number of files decreases. [[bug>2402]] 
- +  * Bug fix: Failure or silently missing headers when when S3 request headers were too long.
-  * WebDAV core upgraded to neon 0.31.2. +
-  * Security fix from [[&url(puttychanges)|PuTTY 0.74]]: If an SSH server accepted an offer of a public key and then rejected the signature, WinSCP could access freed memory, if the key had come from an SSH agent. [[pbug>;vuln-agent-keylist-used-after-free]] +
-  * Displaying progress of synchronization in //Keep local directory up to date// extension. [[bug>;1887]] +
-  * Displaying session name and operation status in console title of //Keep local directory up to date// extension. [[bug>1888]] +
- * Translation updated: German. +
-  * Removed workaround for lack of support for ''max-keys'' parameter in Backblaze S3 API, as it is supported now. [[bug>1871]] +
-  * Bug fix: Failure while changing path using path label while another command was executing already. [[bug>1877]] +
-  * Bug fix: Failure when system settings change during synchronization. [[bug>1879]] +
-··* Bug fix: Failure when trying to close WinSCP while reading a remote directory. [[bug>1880]+
-  * Bug fix: Failure after using files from a disconnected session (for example saving an edited file). [[bug>1881]] +
-  * Bug fix: Directory reading cannot be cancelled for SFTP servers that provide optional ''end-of-list'' field. [[bug>1883]] +
-  * Bug fix: Going to root folder in the local panel does not update selection in the directory tree.+
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