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October 28, 2023, CEF 118.6.8+ge44bee1+chromium-118.0.5993.117 / Chromium 118.0.5993.117

• ⚠️ Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable is required. A minimum of VC++ 2019 is required, higher versions are backwards compatible. For those upgrading from a previous version which only required VC++ 2015 minimum see https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3636 for some guidance.
• The Minimum .Net version supported has been upgraded to .Net 4.6.2 in M115, see RFC - Upgrade minimum .Net version for more.

:white_check_mark: Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes see the 118.6.x Milestone. See also Release Notification.

• Update to Chromium 118.0.5993.117
• Windows 7/8/8.1 are no longer supported.

This update includes a highpriority security update.

⚠️ Breaking Changes

• Remove BrowserSettings.AcceptLanguageList #4614

ℹ️ Notes

• WPF the browser stops redrawing when running on Intel Iris Xe Integrated GPU(11th Gen). Intel have released an updated driver, see https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000058136/graphics/graphics-for-11th-generation-intel-processors.html See https://github.com/dotnet/wpf/issues/3817 for workaround if you are unable to install the updated driver.
• Widevine CDM is now automatically downloaded at runtime see https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3149/alloy-add-component-updater-support-for
• You can bin deploy the Visual C++ dependencies, read the FAQ for more details.
• For a list of files included in the packages see Output files description table (Redistribution) Wiki
• Starting in June 2019 Google will block logins from CEF based browsers to Google Services, this includes Gmail, Drive, Docs, see https://security.googleblog.com/2019/04/better-protection-against-man-in-middle.html?m=1 for further discussion see https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msg/embedder-dev/STyM5ZNTHMM/POj1v_cqBgAJ
• Due to licensing issues default builds do not support proprietary codecs like H264/AAC, sites like Netflix/Twitter/Instagram/Facebook/Spotify/Apple Music won't play video/audio. See #1479 for more info. MP3 audio is supported, playing MP4 files are not supported.
• Anyone new to CefSharp should read the General Usage Guide
• This project uses Microsoft SourceLink for better debugging, you can step directly into much of the project source directly.

:x: Known Issues

• NTLM Authentication not working correctly
• CEF creates a Download directory in the User Director
• WinForms when running on Windows 10 Anniversary pressing certain key combinations freezes the browser see #1822 The issue has been reported upstream, there are workarounds listed in #1822
• WPF touch scroll aborted if browser navigates within document
• window.focus() does not bring popup window to front
• OnProtocolExecution Page goes blank after link click
• Crash on Win10 when computer wakes from sleep
• Cef.AddCrossOriginWhitelistEntry doesn't work correctly
• See https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues for other known issues
• See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Aknown-issue for other known issues

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• All paths (CachePath, BrowserSubProcessPath, etc) must be absolute paths, if using a non-absolute path an exception will be throw. See #3102 for details.
• When using a RequestContext you must ensure that RequestContextSettings.CachePath is equal to or a child of CefSettings.RootCachePath See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3111#issuecomment-629713608 for details
• CEF now supports the Chromium Network Service: If you are upgrading from a version prior to 75.1.x please make sure you read https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/2743.

October 09, 2023, CEF 117.2.4+g5053a95+chromium-117.0.5938.150 / Chromium 117.0.5938.150

:white_check_mark: Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes see the 117.2.x Milestone. See also Release Notification and v117.2.20 Release Notes

Update to Chromium 117.0.5938.150

October 03, 2023, CEF 117.2.2+ge80c977+chromium-117.0.5938.132 / Chromium 117.0.5938.132

• ⚠️ Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable is required. A minimum of VC++ 2019 is required, higher versions are backwards compatible. For those upgrading from a previous version which only required VC++ 2015 minimum see https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3636 for some guidance.
• The Minimum .Net version supported has been upgraded to .Net 4.6.2 in M115, see RFC - Upgrade minimum .Net version for more.

:white_check_mark: Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes see the 117.2.x Milestone. See also Release Notification.

• Update to Chromium 117.0.5938.132
• Windows 7/8/8.1 are no longer supported.

This update includes a critical priority security update. Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2023-5217 exists in the wild.

⚠️ Breaking Changes

There are no CefSharp specific breaking changes in this release.

ℹ️ Notes

• WPF the browser stops redrawing when running on Intel Iris Xe Integrated GPU(11th Gen). Intel have released an updated driver, see https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000058136/graphics/graphics-for-11th-generation-intel-processors.html See https://github.com/dotnet/wpf/issues/3817 for workaround if you are unable to install the updated driver.
• Widevine CDM is now automatically downloaded at runtime see https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3149/alloy-add-component-updater-support-for
• You can bin deploy the Visual C++ dependencies, read the FAQ for more details.
• For a list of files included in the packages see Output files description table (Redistribution) Wiki
• Starting in June 2019 Google will block logins from CEF based browsers to Google Services, this includes Gmail, Drive, Docs, see https://security.googleblog.com/2019/04/better-protection-against-man-in-middle.html?m=1 for further discussion see https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msg/embedder-dev/STyM5ZNTHMM/POj1v_cqBgAJ
• Due to licensing issues default builds do not support proprietary codecs like H264/AAC, sites like Netflix/Twitter/Instagram/Facebook/Spotify/Apple Music won't play video/audio. See #1479 for more info. MP3 audio is supported, playing MP4 files are not supported.
• Anyone new to CefSharp should read the General Usage Guide
• This project uses Microsoft SourceLink for better debugging, you can step directly into much of the project source directly.

:x: Known Issues

• NTLM Authentication not working correctly
• CEF creates a Download directory in the User Director
• WinForms when running on Windows 10 Anniversary pressing certain key combinations freezes the browser see #1822 The issue has been reported upstream, there are workarounds listed in #1822
• WPF touch scroll aborted if browser navigates within document
• window.focus() does not bring popup window to front
• OnProtocolExecution Page goes blank after link click
• Crash on Win10 when computer wakes from sleep
• Cef.AddCrossOriginWhitelistEntry doesn't work correctly
• See https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues for other known issues
• See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Aknown-issue for other known issues

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• All paths (CachePath, BrowserSubProcessPath, etc) must be absolute paths, if using a non-absolute path an exception will be throw. See #3102 for details.
• When using a RequestContext you must ensure that RequestContextSettings.CachePath is equal to or a child of CefSettings.RootCachePath See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3111#issuecomment-629713608 for details
• CEF now supports the Chromium Network Service: If you are upgrading from a version prior to 75.1.x please make sure you read https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/2743.

September 16, 2023, CEF 116.0.23+g375735a+chromium-116.0.5845.189 / Chromium 116.0.5845.189

:white_check_mark: Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes see the 116.0.x Milestone. See also Release Notification, v116.0.130 Release Notes and v116.0.190 Release Notes.

• Update to Chromium 116.0.5845.189

This update includes a critical priority security update. Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2023-4863 exists in the wild.

September 06, 2023, CEF 116.0.19+gc6a20bc+chromium-116.0.5845.141 / Chromium 116.0.5845.141

:white_check_mark: Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes see the 116.0.x Milestone. See also Release Notification and v116.0.130 Release Notes.

• Update to Chromium 116.0.5845.141

This update includes a high priority security update.

August 26, 2023, CEF 116.0.15+g0b8c265+chromium-116.0.5845.111 / Chromium 116.0.5845.111

:white_check_mark: Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes see the 116.0.x Milestone. See also Release Notification and v116.0.130 Release Notes.

• Update to Chromium 116.0.5845.111

This update includes a number of high priority security updates.

August 22, 2023, CEF 116.0.13+g557a56f+chromium-116.0.5845.97 / Chromium 116.0.5845.97

• ⚠️ Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable is required. A minimum of VC++ 2019 is required, higher versions are backwards compatible. For those upgrading from a previous version which only required VC++ 2015 minimum see https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3636 for some guidance.
• The Minimum .Net version supported has been upgraded to .Net 4.6.2 in M115, see RFC - Upgrade minimum .Net version for more.

:white_check_mark: Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes see the 116.0.x Milestone. See also Release Notification.

• Update to Chromium 116.0.5845.97
• Update to Chromium 116.0.5845.82
• Windows 7/8/8.1 are no longer supported.

⚠️ Breaking Changes

There are no CefSharp specific breaking changes in this release.

ℹ️ Notes

• WPF the browser stops redrawing when running on Intel Iris Xe Integrated GPU(11th Gen). Intel have released an updated driver, see https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000058136/graphics/graphics-for-11th-generation-intel-processors.html See https://github.com/dotnet/wpf/issues/3817 for workaround if you are unable to install the updated driver.
• Widevine CDM is now automatically downloaded at runtime see https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3149/alloy-add-component-updater-support-for
• You can bin deploy the Visual C++ dependencies, read the FAQ for more details.
• For a list of files included in the packages see Output files description table (Redistribution) Wiki
• Starting in June 2019 Google will block logins from CEF based browsers to Google Services, this includes Gmail, Drive, Docs, see https://security.googleblog.com/2019/04/better-protection-against-man-in-middle.html?m=1 for further discussion see https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msg/embedder-dev/STyM5ZNTHMM/POj1v_cqBgAJ
• Due to licensing issues default builds do not support proprietary codecs like H264/AAC, sites like Netflix/Twitter/Instagram/Facebook/Spotify/Apple Music won't play video/audio. See #1479 for more info. MP3 audio is supported, playing MP4 files are not supported.
• Anyone new to CefSharp should read the General Usage Guide
• This project uses Microsoft SourceLink for better debugging, you can step directly into much of the project source directly.

:x: Known Issues

• NTLM Authentication not working correctly
• CEF creates a Download directory in the User Director
• WinForms when running on Windows 10 Anniversary pressing certain key combinations freezes the browser see #1822 The issue has been reported upstream, there are workarounds listed in #1822
• WPF touch scroll aborted if browser navigates within document
• window.focus() does not bring popup window to front
• OnProtocolExecution Page goes blank after link click
• Crash on Win10 when computer wakes from sleep
• Cef.AddCrossOriginWhitelistEntry doesn't work correctly
• See https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues for other known issues
• See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Aknown-issue for other known issues

---

• All paths (CachePath, BrowserSubProcessPath, etc) must be absolute paths, if using a non-absolute path an exception will be throw. See #3102 for details.
• When using a RequestContext you must ensure that RequestContextSettings.CachePath is equal to or a child of CefSettings.RootCachePath See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3111#issuecomment-629713608 for details
• CEF now supports the Chromium Network Service: If you are upgrading from a version prior to 75.1.x please make sure you read https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/2743.

August 12, 2023, CEF 115.3.13+g749b4d4+chromium-115.0.5790.171 / Chromium 115.0.5790.171

:white_check_mark: Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes see the 115.3.x Milestone. See also Release Notification and v115.3.110 Release Notes.

• Update to Chromium 115.0.5790.171
• The minimum .Net Framework versions has changed from .Net 4.5.2 to .Net 4.6.2. (https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/4433)
• Windows 7/8/8.1 are no longer supported.

This update includes a number of high priority security updates.

August 02, 2023, CEF 115.3.11+ga61da9b+chromium-115.0.5790.114 / Chromium 115.0.5790.114

• ⚠️ Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable is required. A minimum of VC++ 2019 is required, higher versions are backwards compatible. For those upgrading from a previous version which only required VC++ 2015 minimum see https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3636 for some guidance.
• The Minimum .Net version supported has been upgraded to .Net 4.6.2 in M115, see RFC - Upgrade minimum .Net version for more.

:white_check_mark: Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes see the 115.3.x Milestone. See also Release Notification.

• Update to Chromium 115.0.5790.114
• Update to Chromium 115.0.5790.102
• Update to Chromium 115.0.5790.98/99
• Windows 7/8/8.1 are no longer supported.

⚠️ Breaking Changes

• The minimum .Net Framework versions has changed from .Net 4.5.2 to .Net 4.6.2. (https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/4433)
• Removed CefSettings.UserDataPath #4518

ℹ️ Notes

• WPF the browser stops redrawing when running on Intel Iris Xe Integrated GPU(11th Gen). Intel have released an updated driver, see https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000058136/graphics/graphics-for-11th-generation-intel-processors.html See https://github.com/dotnet/wpf/issues/3817 for workaround if you are unable to install the updated driver.
• Widevine CDM is now automatically downloaded at runtime see https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3149/alloy-add-component-updater-support-for
• You can bin deploy the Visual C++ dependencies, read the FAQ for more details.
• For a list of files included in the packages see Output files description table (Redistribution) Wiki
• Starting in June 2019 Google will block logins from CEF based browsers to Google Services, this includes Gmail, Drive, Docs, see https://security.googleblog.com/2019/04/better-protection-against-man-in-middle.html?m=1 for further discussion see https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msg/embedder-dev/STyM5ZNTHMM/POj1v_cqBgAJ
• Due to licensing issues default builds do not support proprietary codecs like H264/AAC, sites like Netflix/Twitter/Instagram/Facebook/Spotify/Apple Music won't play video/audio. See #1479 for more info. MP3 audio is supported, playing MP4 files are not supported.
• Anyone new to CefSharp should read the General Usage Guide
• This project uses Microsoft SourceLink for better debugging, you can step directly into much of the project source directly.

:x: Known Issues

• NTLM Authentication not working correctly
• CEF creates a Download directory in the User Director
• WinForms when running on Windows 10 Anniversary pressing certain key combinations freezes the browser see #1822 The issue has been reported upstream, there are workarounds listed in #1822
• WPF touch scroll aborted if browser navigates within document
• window.focus() does not bring popup window to front
• OnProtocolExecution Page goes blank after link click
• Crash on Win10 when computer wakes from sleep
• Cef.AddCrossOriginWhitelistEntry doesn't work correctly
• See https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues for other known issues
• See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Aknown-issue for other known issues

---

• All paths (CachePath, BrowserSubProcessPath, etc) must be absolute paths, if using a non-absolute path an exception will be throw. See #3102 for details.
• When using a RequestContext you must ensure that RequestContextSettings.CachePath is equal to or a child of CefSettings.RootCachePath See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3111#issuecomment-629713608 for details
• CEF now supports the Chromium Network Service: If you are upgrading from a version prior to 75.1.x please make sure you read https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/2743.

July 02, 2023, CEF 114.2.12+g7c09f21+chromium-114.0.5735.199 / Chromium 114.0.5735.199

:white_check_mark: Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes see the 114.2.x Milestone. See also Release Notification and v114.2.100 Release Notes

• Update to Chromium 114.0.5735.199
• Windows 7/8/8.1 are no longer supported.

This update includes a number of high priority security updates.