When was OPNsense 26.7.3 released?

OPNsense 26.7.3 was released on 2026-08-27.

Is there a newer OPNsense release than 26.7.3?

Yes. The latest stable OPNsense release is 26.7.7 (2026-10-13).

OPNsense 26.7.3 – safe to update?

Q: Is OPNsense 26.7.3 safe to update to?

No widespread problems. 1 problem report and 3 positive reports found on Reddit (plus 5 other mentions). Out for 51 days; a few isolated problem posts is normal background for a product this widely used. Skim them if your setup is similar.

No widespread problems

1 problem report and 3 positive reports found on Reddit (plus 5 other mentions). Out for 51 days; a few isolated problem posts is normal background for a product this widely used. Skim them if your setup is similar.

Newer release in this line: OPNsense 26.7.7 (2026-10-13). If you're updating now, check that one instead — it may already fix the issues reported here.

Security update: this release fixes security issues. Waiting carries its own risk — if your device is exposed, weigh that against the reports below.

2026-08-27released

51days ago

1problem reports

3fine reports

0CVEs mapped

Did you install 26.7.3?

What's in this release

Here is your biweekly dose of bugfixes and quality of life improvements! This update offers several new features: VLANs on bridges, “received-on” firewall rule support, persistent rule label tracking, repeatable WireGuard QR codes, menu favourites and full screen grid support. On top of that it bundles the recent Free…

Official release notes →

Source: GitHub releases (opnsense/core)

CVEs fixed

No CVEs mapped to this release, though the vendor flags it as a security update.

Community reports

Problem Export firewall rules as CSV doesn't work in 26.7.3 · Reddit · 2026-08-29
So I patched my OPNsense the other night at I've noticed that the new firewall rules management screen has changed - which I think I like because it looks like a regular table I went to export it as a CSV to edit, but the CSV is blank and the checkboxes on the left just don't ap…
Fine [Guide] Sophos SG 210 Rev.3 front LCD + all 4 buttons working on OPNsense 26.7.3_8 · Reddit · 2026-09-02
I finally got the original 16x2 front LCD and all four front-panel buttons fully working on a Sophos SG 210 Rev.3 running OPNsense. I’m documenting this because most of the information I found online either applies to different hardware revisions, assumes /dev/cuau1 exists, uses…
Fine Today I update from 26.1.x - 26.7.1 - 26.7.3 · Reddit · 2026-09-02
I used Claude code to check out what to do before. Cleaned up old stuff, remove nonused packaged I installed once ago. After all was prepared I Backup all files into my local forge git, made Snapshots and update. Before I had to move my ISC DHCP to Kea DHCP. Also with AI help it…
Fine Unable to update to 26.7 · Reddit · 2026-08-31
Fixed! Reinstalled opnsense As the title states I check for updates and it says no updates are available I’m on the latest version, but if I go into the change log, it obviously shows that the newest version is 26.7.3. I’m on the default mirror and community type. I’ve tried som…
Mention OPNsense self-generated traffic forced through VPN/kill switch · Reddit · 2026-09-09
Hello, I'm a noob at this stuff. I'm learning and want to take full control of my network. One aspect of that is forcing specific traffic through specific pathways. I want all OPNsense self-generated traffic to be forced through my WireGuard failover Gateway group. If the failov…
Mention DNS queries for Reddit, YouTube, and Gmail blocked · Reddit · 2026-09-06
SOLVED, thanks to assid2! 4 hours of troubleshooting for one checkbox. Intrusion detection was enabled with the default policy and it was blocking everything to do with those domain names. Disabling intrusion detection fixed it, I sure hope this helps somebody! Original issue I'…
Mention Extremely slow updates · Reddit · 2026-09-06
Anyone else experiencing extremely slow updates? I've got OpnSense installed into a Linux KVM guest for demo purposes; but, whenever I try to download any updates or anything, it's unusably slow. For instance, just today, I tried updating from 26.7.2_2 to 26.7.3_11 (latest), usi…
Mention Issue with community plugin os-qemu-guest-agent · Reddit · 2026-09-02
opnsense Version 26.7.3_8 opnsense Version 26.7.3_8 QEMU Guest Agent for OPNsense QEMU Guest Agent for FreeBSD Plugin issue : 1.3 qemu-guest-agent on the opnsense is unstable (crashes on multi-token exec and file-writes over ~1KB, no self-restart) — This only affects for those w…
Mention DHCP Issues on VLAN 90 with OPNsense, TP-Link Switch and EAP773 Access Points · Reddit · 2026-08-31
Hello everyone, I am an amateur home lab and networking enthusiast and am largely self-taught. Networking is not my professional field (Airline Capt), so I am still learning and building my knowledge as I go. Most of what I have learned so far has come from YouTube tutorials, on…

Reports are found automatically and labelled by an AI model plus keyword rules — they can be wrong. Open the post to judge for yourself.

OPNsense 26.7.3 – safe to update?

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