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<!-- For preview-only versions: > **{theme}** · Preview only · [NuGet](https://www.nuget.org/packages/SkiaSharp/{version}-preview.N.B) · [GitHub Release](url) For upcoming/unreleased versions: > **Upcoming release** · In development · Not yet available on NuGet -->Security hardening release · Released February 7, 2026 · NuGet · GitHub Release
This release focuses on hardening the native libraries against common exploit techniques on Windows and Linux. Spectre mitigations, Control Flow Guard, and BufferSecurityCheck are now enabled across all Windows and Linux native builds. Three community contributors drove every user-facing change in this release.
None in this release.
SKSurface.Create overloads — Adds the missing overloads for tvOS, bringing parity with other Apple platforms. ❤️ @MartinZikmund (#3342)/Qspectre for libSkiaSharp.dll. ❤️ @sshumakov (#3496)| Platform | What's New |
|---|---|
| 🍎 Apple | tvOS SKSurface.Create overloads |
| 🪟 Windows | Spectre mitigation, Control Flow Guard |
| 🐧 Linux | Spectre mitigation |
| Contributor | What They Did |
|---|---|
| @MartinZikmund | Added missing tvOS SKSurface.Create overloads |
| @Aguilex | Enabled Control Flow Guard and BufferSecurityCheck on Windows |
Added Spectre mitigation for Windows native libraries.
Added missing tvOS SKSurface.Create overloads, plus build system improvements.