Version 26.1.0—May 22, 2026

What's new in this release?

Note

VidyoGateway 26.1.0 marks the beginning of a new feature branch.
  • Web application stack updates
  • This release contains updates to third-party web applications as well as improvements to performance, stability, and security.
  • Stability improvements for recordings
  • Multiple optimizations made across internal components to improve the stability of the recording process.
  • Bug fixes
  • In this release, we've addressed some issues to improve usability and reliability.
  • System updates
  • For added security and stability, updates for multiple third-party packages and libraries are included as part of this release.

    • Caution

    Due to the larger file size of the 26.1.0 release, and an existing bug that affects all previously released versions of VidyoGateway, the upgrade via Web UI will fail to upload completely. In order to upgrade to VidyoGateway 26.1.0, you must use the Platform API method via SSH. For help with this please contact Vidyo Support.

SSH configuration information

In this version, the SSH configuration has been updated to improve security. Because of these changes, only modern SSH clients that support the configurations below will typically be able to successfully connect.

  • Supported host keys: RSA,ED25519
  • Key exchange algorithms: diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256,diffie-hellman-group18-sha512,diffie-hellman-group16-sha512,curve25519-sha256,sntrup761x25519-sha512@openssh.com,curve25519-sha256@libssh.org
  • MACs: hmac-sha2-256-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-512-etm@openssh.com,umac-128-etm@openssh.com
  • Encryption ciphers: Ciphers aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,aes128-gcm@openssh.com,aes256-gcm@openssh.com,chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com

Prior to upgrading, we recommend that you:

  • Update your SSH client to the latest version.
  • Confirm your client supports the above configurations.
  • Take a backup (snapshot) of your virtual machine.
  • Upgrade a single machine first to confirm connectivity and then proceed to the others.

Files

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VidyoGateway version 21.1.x or later

Upgrade a VidyoGateway 21.1.x or later cluster to 26.1.0

To upgrade a VidyoGateway 21.1.x or later cluster to version 26.1.0, please perform the following steps in order:

  1. Place all Cluster Nodes into Maintenance mode.
  2. Upgrade all the Cluster Nodes.
  3. When the Cluster Node upgrades are completed and back online, upgrade the current Standby Controller.
  4. When the Standby Controller upgrade is complete, upgrade the Active Controller. The previous Standby Controller will now become the 26.1.0 Active Controller.
  5. When the former Active Controller completes its upgrade, it will then become the 26.1.0 Standby Controller.

    6. Note

    If you do not perform the above steps in order, there will be cluster instability and/or configuration loss.

Upgrade notes

  • You must upgrade to VidyoGateway version 26.1.0 from VidyoGateway version 21.1.x or later. Therefore, if you have a VidyoGateway version earlier than 21.1.x, you must first upgrade to 21.1.x and then upgrade to version 26.1.0. Please refer to the Upgrade a VidyoGateway 21.1.x Cluster to Version 26.1.0 section for more information. These steps must be completed in order.
  • If you have installed a previous VidyoGateway version 26.1.0 beta, you should first downgrade your VidyoGateway to the previous GA using the Recovery Utility on the System Console, and then upgrade directly to the GA 26.1.0 version. For more information, please refer to Run the Recovery Utility section of the VidyoGateway Administrator Guide.

Compatibility

VidyoGateway version 26.1.0 is compatible with VidyoPortal and VidyoRouter versions 21.6.x and later.

Resolved issues

The following table lists the issues we have resolved in VidyoReplay version 26.1.0.

VidyoReplay version 26.1.0 - resolved issues

Key

Summary

VIDGW-5492

Updated the Linux kernel for security and stability improvements. This includes updates for “copy-fail” vulnerability.

VIDGW-5488

Updated Curl for security and stability fixes.

Known issues

There are no new known issues in this release.