Release Notes 2026

May 26th - Feature

[EU/CA/AU/SG]

Feature

• Data & Insights (CR-23870 / CR-24594)

Improvements:

• Added support for Match item types in candidate delivery (CR-24670)
• Added the ReadSpeaker field to "Print Key Codes" (CR-25536)

Bug fixes:

• Simplified Blueprint: fixed an issue where checkbox overlaps collection name in selection popup (CR-25730)
• Fixed an issue where Blueprint random selection could still deliver withdrawn questions if taxonomies had been removed from the item prior to withdrawal and after the assessment was republished (CR-25739)

May 21st - Cirrus is not affected by Copy.fail and variants - CVE-2026-31431

As a precaution, all public-facing systems were patched earlier this week.

• CVE-2026-31431 (also known as copy.fail)
• CVE-2026-43284 and CVE-2026-31431 (also known as "DirtyFrag" or copy.fail 2)
• CVE-2026-46300 (also known as "Fragnesia")

See also AWS Security Bulletin 2026-030-AWS

May 13th - Services

[EU-prem]

• strict_connection_validation

May 12th - Services

[EU/CA/AU/SG]

Improvements:

• Added a role permission to control access to the Archive button for markers in the Assess tab. (CR-25562)

Bug fixes:

• Fixed an issue where item exports excluded some media elements. (CR-25650)
• Fixed an issue where pulling candidate results could result in a different question order in the reports. (CR-25663)
• Fixed an issue where review sessions could not be started when Proctorio was enabled at schedule level. (CR-25728)

April 29th - Hotfix

[EU/CA/AU/SG]

Bug fixes:

• Fixed an issue where anonymous links and preview functionality did not work when Proctorio was enabled at the assessment level (CR-25697).

April 28th - Services

[EU/CA/AU/SG]

Improvements:

• Added section title to API [GetResults] response (CR-25532)
• Proctorio: Implemented the Proctorio "Observe" code to enhance logging integration with Cirrus (CR-25159)

[EU-prem]

Bug fixes:

• Fixed an issue where the schedule window could not be set to exactly two years (CR-25504)

Improvements:

• Improved QTI import functionality (CR-25600)

April 20th - Services

[EU-prem]

Bug fixes:

• Fixed an issue where the simplified blueprint caused problems when certain items were used in combination with a fixed form (CR-25567)
• Fixed an issue where anonymisation could fail on allocations (CR-25565)

April 14th - Services

[EU/CA/AU/SG]

Bug fixes:

• Improved QTI import functionality (CR-25600)
• Fixed an issue where the schedule window could not be set to exactly two years (CR-25504)
• Fixed an issue where the simplified blueprint caused problems when certain items were used in combination with a fixed form (CR-25567)
• Fixed an issue where anonymisation could fail on allocations (CR-25565)

March 31st - Services

[EU/CA/AU/SG]

Improvements:

• Added translation key for NEO Candidate Delivery (CR-25482)
• Set "Allow" as the default clipboard option in SEB settings (CR-25408)

Bug fixes:

• Fixed an issue where the enlarge button for images in question preview was not working (CR-25472)
• Restored export of preliminary results to ZIP format (CR-25514)

[EU-prem]

Improvements:

• NEO Candidate Delivery: Added support for the new item type "Candidate Feedback." (CR-24685)
• O365 Integration: Improved access to the Full View, removing the need to manually click Refresh Access. (CR-25468)

Bug fixes:

• Fixed an issue where keyboard shortcuts during marking could change the intended mark. (CR-25471)
• Fixed an issue where the Preliminary Report export was not working. (CR-25479)
• Restored export of preliminary results to ZIP format (CR-25514)

March 17th - Services

[EU/CA/AU/SG]

Improvements:

• NEO Candidate Delivery: Added support for the new item type "Candidate Feedback." (CR-24685)
• O365 Integration: Improved access to the Full View, removing the need to manually click Refresh Access. (CR-25468)

Bug fixes:

• Fixed an issue where keyboard shortcuts during marking could change the intended mark. (CR-25471)
• Fixed an issue where the Preliminary Report export was not working. (CR-25479)

[EU-prem]

Improvements:

• Reporting: Added bulk export of preliminary reports across multiple schedules in a single action (CR-25268)
• Login: Redesigned login page with refreshed look and feel and security code cleanup (CR-25282)
• Reporting: Added Learning Objectives and Taxonomies columns to candidate results extended export (CR-25381)
• Security: Applied latest security patches to frontend components (CR-25414)
• Login: Fixed ARIA accessibility issues for screen reader compatibility (CR-25446)
• O365 Integration: Improved access to the Full View, removing the need to manually click Refresh Access. (CR-25468)

Bug fixes:

• O365: Fixed Office viewer in marking dashboard showing the previous candidate's file when switching quickly (CR-25443)
• Fixed an issue where the Preliminary Report export was not working. (CR-25479)

March 3rd - Services

[EU/CA/AU/SG]

• Reporting: Added bulk export of preliminary reports across multiple schedules in a single action (CR-25268)
• Login: Redesigned login page with refreshed look and feel and security code cleanup (CR-25282)
• Reporting: Added Learning Objectives and Taxonomies columns to candidate results extended export (CR-25381)
• Security: Applied latest security patches to frontend components (CR-25414)
• O365: Fixed Office viewer in marking dashboard showing the previous candidate's file when switching quickly (CR-25443)
• Login: Fixed ARIA accessibility issues for screen reader compatibility (CR-25446)

[EU-prem]

• O365: Added automatic retry handling to improve preview link reliability (CR-25265)
• Improved cleanup jobs even when external systems (e.g. Creatio) are unavailable (CR-25267)
• Data management: Improved configuration options for cleaning up obsolete data (CR-25269)

February 17th - Services

[EU/CA/AU/SG]

• O365: Added automatic retry handling to improve preview link reliability (CR-25265)
• Improved cleanup jobs even when external systems (e.g. Creatio) are unavailable (CR-25267)
• Data management: Improved configuration options for cleaning up obsolete data (CR-25269)

[EU-prem]

• Improved version check for Safe Exam Browser (CR-25275)

February 3rd - Services

[EU/CA/AU/SG]

Improvements:

• Improved version check for Safe Exam Browser (CR-25275)

[EU-prem]

Feature

• Added auto-delete option to schedule (CR-24423). For more information see Automatic Schedule Data Deletion.

Improvements:

• Improved extra time options through API (CR-25115)
• Reliability/Performance: Improved invigilator message handling (CR-25281)
• Internal maintenance and improvements (CR-25053)

January 22nd - Hotfix [EU, EU Premium, CA, AU, SG]

Bug fixes:

• Fixed an issue that caused error Q43 for some candidates. (CR-25375)

January 20th - Services

[EU/CA/AU/SG]

Feature

• Added auto-delete option to schedule (CR-24423). For more information see Automatic Schedule Data Deletion.

Improvements:

• Improved extra time options through API (CR-25115)
• Reliability/Performance: Improved invigilator message handling (CR-25281)
• Internal maintenance and improvements (CR-25053)

[EU-prem]

Improvements:

• Added a minimum word limit option for open questions (CR-25078)
• General improvements to QTI handling (CR-25276)
• Backend request handling improvements (CR-24398)
• Front-end stability and maintainability improvements (CR-20219)

Bug fixes:

• Improvements to NEO candidate delivery (CR-25155, CR-24957, CR-24671)