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This section summarizes the changes in each release.

* <<release-notes-8.18.2, {elastic-sec} version 8.18.2>>
* <<release-notes-8.18.1, {elastic-sec} version 8.18.1>>
* <<release-notes-8.18.0, {elastic-sec} version 8.18.0>>
* <<release-notes-8.17.7, {elastic-sec} version 8.17.7>>
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[[release-notes-header-8.18.0]]
== 8.18

[discrete]
[[release-notes-8.18.2]]
=== 8.18.2

[discrete]
[[known-issue-8.18.2]]
==== Known issues

// tag::known-issue[]
[discrete]
.The technical preview badge incorrectly displays on the alert suppression fields for event correlation rules
[%collapsible]
====
*Details* +
On April 8, 2025, it was discovered that alert suppression for event correlation rules is incorrectly shown as being in technical preview when you create a new rule. For more information, check https://github.com/elastic/docs-content/issues/1021[#1021].

====
// end::known-issue[]

[discrete]
[[bug-fixes-8.18.2]]
==== Fixes
* Improves error telemetry for the AI assistant ({kibana-pull}220938[#220938]).
* Simplifies and improves the rule import error message ({kibana-pull}218701[#218701]).
* Fixes a bug that caused the Dashboard overview page to crash when a Lens widget aggregation error occurred ({kibana-pull}214888[#214888]).
* Fixes a bug in {elastic-defend} 8.16.0 where {elastic-endpoint} would incorrectly report some files as being `.NET`.

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[[release-notes-8.18.1]]
=== 8.18.1
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==== Enhancements
* Updates the **MITRE ATT&CK® coverage** page mapping to `v16.1` ({kibana-pull}215026[#215026]).
* Adds a background task to upgrade Agentless deployments after {kib} has been upgraded ({kibana-pull}207143[#207143]).
* Improves {elastic-defend}'s' CPU usage on systems with very high event volumes.
* Improves {elastic-defend}'s CPU usage on systems with very high event volumes.

[discrete]
[[bug-fixes-8.18.1]]
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