Kali Linux 2026.3 Adds Six Tools and Docker, Podman Build Support
Summary
Kali Linux 2026.3 adds six tools, updates 126 packages and the kernel to 7.1.5, and includes KDE Plasma 6.7 improvements. Refreshed build scripts add Docker and Podman container support.
Key points
- Kali Linux 2026.3 adds six tools: dalfox, katana, qsreplace, rustscan, sdrangel, and snaffler-ng.
- The new tools include an XSS scanner, a web-crawling framework, a port scanner, and an SMB share credential and sensitive-data scanner.
- The release updates 126 packages and upgrades the kernel from 6.19 to 7.1.5.
- Desktop updates include KDE Plasma 6.7, with per-screen virtual desktops and other workflow and performance improvements.
- Refreshed build scripts support Docker and Podman containers; some scripts remain to be updated, with completion targeted for Kali 2026.4.
Article Details
- Event Type
- Software release
- Impact
- Kali Linux 2026.3 adds six security and penetration-testing tools, updates 126 packages and the Linux kernel to 7.1.5, and includes desktop environment and build-script improvements. The article reports no security incident or exploitation.
Products
Tools
Dalfoxdalfox - Powerful open-source XSS scanner and utility focused on automationkatanakatana - Next-generation crawling and spidering frameworkqsreplaceqsreplace - Accept URLs on stdin, replace all query string values with a user-supplied valuerustscanrustscan - Modern port scannersdrangelsdrangel - Qt-based SDR front-end for various devicessnaffler-ngsnaffler-ng - SMB share credential and sensitive data scanner