25.09.4

deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR-225.09.4May 8, 2026by andrewsanchez

AI Summary

This is a security release addressing a critical vulnerability where importing untrusted decks could read local files, requiring immediate user upgrades.

Key Highlights

Fixed critical security vulnerability regarding local file access
Instructions provided for immediate upgrade via Tools menu or new launcher

Full Release Notes

## What's Changed
This is a security release. Please upgrade as soon as possible using `Tools > Upgrade/Downgrade`.

Importing untrusted decks (`.apkg` files) had the ability to read local files. This has now been fixed.

Other fixes and new features will follow in the next beta release.

Many thanks to @Bankde for the excellent report and to @abdnh, @dae, and @fernandolins for the fix! 🙏🏻 

## Installing

- If you're a new user, please grab the latest launcher from https://apps.ankiweb.net
- If you already have the 25.09 launcher, you can use `Tools>Upgrade/Downgrade` inside Anki.
- If you have an older launcher/Anki, please grab the latest launcher first, as the older one may or may not work.