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v18.8.1 Feature

This release adds 2 notable features for engineering teams evaluating rollout.

Published 19d Network Security
✓ No known CVEs patched
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✓ No known CVEs patched in this version

Topics

audit bastion certificate cluster database-access firewall
+13 more
firewalls go jumpserver kubernetes kubernetes-access pam postgresql rbac rdp security ssh teleport teleport-binaries

Summary

AI summary

Fixed host sudoers entry creation on newer Linux distributions such as Ubuntu 25.10 using sudo‑rs.

Changes in this release

Feature Medium

Kubernetes join method supports allow rules targeting specific service account names and namespaces with wildcards.

Kubernetes join method supports allow rules targeting specific service account names and namespaces with wildcards.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: high

Feature Medium

MFA prompt includes leaf cluster name if resource belongs to one.

MFA prompt includes leaf cluster name if resource belongs to one.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: low

Feature Medium

Session summary timeline now shows detected MITRE attack IDs and suspicious flags for commands.

Session summary timeline now shows detected MITRE attack IDs and suspicious flags for commands.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: low

Performance Medium

Improved performance of certain predicate expressions for SSH server selection.

Improved performance of certain predicate expressions for SSH server selection.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: high

Performance Medium

Improved error message on login in tsh and Teleport Connect for non-200 /webapi/ping responses.

Improved error message on login in tsh and Teleport Connect for non-200 /webapi/ping responses.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: low

Performance Medium

Raised app access upstream response-header cap from 5 minutes to 1 hour for long-running HTTP requests.

Raised app access upstream response-header cap from 5 minutes to 1 hour for long-running HTTP requests.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: low

Bugfix Medium

Fixes issue preventing Azure join method joins in updated trust chain regions.

Fixes issue preventing Azure join method joins in updated trust chain regions.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: high

Bugfix Medium

Fixed issue preventing host sudoers entries from being written on newer Linux distributions using sudo-rs.

Fixed issue preventing host sudoers entries from being written on newer Linux distributions using sudo-rs.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: low

Bugfix Medium

Fixed sessions failing to be summarized when using non-alternate buffer TUI applications.

Fixed sessions failing to be summarized when using non-alternate buffer TUI applications.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: low

Bugfix Medium

Teleport Connect's VNet now starts on Linux with older tsh present at /usr/local/bin/tsh.

Teleport Connect's VNet now starts on Linux with older tsh present at /usr/local/bin/tsh.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: low

Bugfix Medium

Browsers see simple HTML page instead of plain text when accessing Device Trust web app from untrusted device.

Browsers see simple HTML page instead of plain text when accessing Device Trust web app from untrusted device.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: low

Bugfix Medium

Web UI no longer shows audit review prompts or 0001-01-01 dates for static Access Lists.

Web UI no longer shows audit review prompts or 0001-01-01 dates for static Access Lists.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: low

Bugfix Medium

Fixed failure to write host sudoers entries on newer Linux distributions (e.g., Ubuntu 25.10) when using `sudo-rs`.

Fixed failure to write host sudoers entries on newer Linux distributions (e.g., Ubuntu 25.10) when using `sudo-rs`.

Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-05-22-audit

Confidence: low

Bugfix Medium

Session summarization now works correctly with non‑alternate buffer TUI applications.

Session summarization now works correctly with non‑alternate buffer TUI applications.

Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-05-22-audit

Confidence: low

Refactor Medium

Internal performance optimizations to the SCIM PATCH flow for parallel requests targeting same SCIM groups.

Internal performance optimizations to the SCIM PATCH flow for parallel requests targeting same SCIM groups.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: low

Full changelog

Description

  • Improved the performance of certain predicate expressions used to select SSH servers. #66769
  • Fixes an issue preventing joins using the azure join method in regions where the trust chain has been updated with an additional intermediate. #66764
  • Fix Teleport Connect's VNet failing to start on Linux when an older tsh is present at /usr/local/bin/tsh. #66757
  • The MFA prompt now includes the name of a leaf cluster if the resource belongs to one. #66741
  • When attempting to access a web app protected by Device Trust from an untrusted device, browsers now see a simple HTML page instead of a plain text response. #66717
  • Improved the error message on login in tsh and Teleport Connect when /webapi/ping returns a non-200 response. #66712
  • The kubernetes join method now supports allow rules targeting specific service account names and namespaces and supports wildcards when the new fields are used. #66700
  • Raise the app access upstream response-header cap from 5 minutes to 1 hour so long-running HTTP requests complete. #66687
  • Fixed an issue preventing host sudoers entries from being written on newer Linux distributions (i.e. Ubuntu 25.10) using sudo-rs. #66433

Enterprise:

  • Internal performance optimizations to the SCIM PATCH flow when multiple parallel PATCH requests target the same SCIM groups.
  • Fixed an issue with sessions failing to be summarized when using non-alternate buffer TUI applications.
  • Commands in the session summary timeline now show detected MITRE attack IDs and suspicious flags.
  • Fixed Web UI to no longer show audit review prompts or 0001-01-01 dates for static Access Lists.

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Earlier breaking changes

  • v18.8.0 Roles with unknown fields rejected at create/edit instead of silently dropped.
  • v18.8.0 Teleport Connect automatic updates only; manual downgrades required.

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