Release v9.3.0

Sync capa rules submodule
build(deps): bump pydantic from 2.11.4 to 2.12.4 (#2755 )
2025-12-12 15:49:46 -08:00 · 2025-11-12 17:30:07 +01:00 · 2025-11-12 10:26:46 +00:00 · 2025-11-10 09:24:02 -07:00 · 2025-11-10 09:23:14 -07:00 · 2025-11-10 16:51:14 +01:00
30 changed files with 598 additions and 149 deletions
--- a/.bumpversion.toml
+++ b/.bumpversion.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+[tool.bumpversion]
+current_version = "9.3.0"
+
+[[tool.bumpversion.files]]
+filename = "capa/version.py"
+search = '__version__ = "{current_version}"'
+replace = '__version__ = "{new_version}"'
+
+[[tool.bumpversion.files]]
+filename = "capa/ida/plugin/ida-plugin.json"
+search = '"version": "{current_version}"'
+replace = '"version": "{new_version}"'
+
+[[tool.bumpversion.files]]
+filename = "capa/ida/plugin/ida-plugin.json"
+search = '"flare-capa=={current_version}"'
+replace = '"flare-capa=={new_version}"'
+
+[[tool.bumpversion.files]]
+filename = "CHANGELOG.md"
+search = "v{current_version}...master"
+replace = "v{current_version}...{new_version}"
+
+[[tool.bumpversion.files]]
+filename = "CHANGELOG.md"
+search = "master (unreleased)"
+replace = "v{new_version}"
--- a/.github/pyinstaller/pyinstaller.spec
+++ b/.github/pyinstaller/pyinstaller.spec
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ a = Analysis(
        # only be installed locally.
        "binaryninja",
        "ida",
+        # remove once https://github.com/mandiant/capa/issues/2681 has
+        # been addressed by PyInstaller
+        "pkg_resources",
    ],
 )

--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
      - '**.md'
  release:
    types: [edited, published]
+  workflow_dispatch: # manual trigger for testing

 permissions:
  contents: write
@@ -22,24 +23,38 @@ jobs:
      fail-fast: true
      matrix:
        include:
-          - os: ubuntu-24.04
+          - os: ubuntu-22.04
            # use old linux so that the shared library versioning is more portable
            artifact_name: capa
            asset_name: linux
            python_version: '3.10'
-          - os: ubuntu-24.04
+          - os: ubuntu-22.04-arm
+            artifact_name: capa
+            asset_name: linux-arm64
+            python_version: '3.10'
+          - os: ubuntu-22.04
            artifact_name: capa
            asset_name: linux-py312
            python_version: '3.12'
-          - os: windows-2019
+          - os: windows-2022
            artifact_name: capa.exe
            asset_name: windows
            python_version: '3.10'
+          # Windows 11 ARM64 complains of conflicting package version
+          # Additionally, there is no ARM64 build of Python for Python 3.10 on Windows 11 ARM: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/actions/python-versions/main/versions-manifest.json
+          #- os: windows-11-arm
+          #  artifact_name: capa.exe
+          #  asset_name: windows-arm64
+          #  python_version: '3.12'
          - os: macos-13
            # use older macOS for assumed better portability
            artifact_name: capa
            asset_name: macos
            python_version: '3.10'
+          - os: macos-14
+            artifact_name: capa
+            asset_name: macos-arm64
+            python_version: '3.10'
    steps:
      - name: Checkout capa
        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
@@ -49,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
        uses: actions/setup-python@0a5c61591373683505ea898e09a3ea4f39ef2b9c # v5.0.0
        with:
          python-version: ${{ matrix.python_version }}
-      - if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-24.04'
+      - if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04' || matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04-arm'
        run: sudo apt-get install -y libyaml-dev
      - name: Upgrade pip, setuptools
        run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
@@ -59,6 +74,28 @@ jobs:
          pip install -e .[build]
      - name: Build standalone executable
        run: pyinstaller --log-level DEBUG .github/pyinstaller/pyinstaller.spec
+      - name: Does it run without warnings or errors?
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          if [[ "${{ matrix.os }}" == "windows-2022" ]] || [[ "${{ matrix.os }}" == "windows-11-arm" ]]; then
+            EXECUTABLE=".\\dist\\capa"
+          else
+            EXECUTABLE="./dist/capa"
+          fi
+
+          output=$(${EXECUTABLE} --version 2>&1)
+          exit_code=$?
+
+          echo "${output}"
+          echo "${exit_code}"
+
+          if echo "${output}" | grep -iE 'error|warning'; then
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          if [[ "${exit_code}" -ne 0 ]]; then
+            exit 1
+          fi
      - name: Does it run (PE)?
        run: dist/capa -d "tests/data/Practical Malware Analysis Lab 01-01.dll_"
      - name: Does it run (Shellcode)?
@@ -74,34 +111,6 @@ jobs:
          name: ${{ matrix.asset_name }}
          path: dist/${{ matrix.artifact_name }}

-  test_run:
-    name: Test run on ${{ matrix.os }} / ${{ matrix.asset_name }}
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    needs: [build]
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        include:
-          # OSs not already tested above
-          - os: ubuntu-24.04
-            artifact_name: capa
-            asset_name: linux
-          - os: ubuntu-24.04
-            artifact_name: capa
-            asset_name: linux-py312
-          - os: windows-2022
-            artifact_name: capa.exe
-            asset_name: windows
-    steps:
-      - name: Download ${{ matrix.asset_name }}
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@eaceaf801fd36c7dee90939fad912460b18a1ffe # v4.1.2
-        with:
-          name: ${{ matrix.asset_name }}
-      - name: Set executable flag
-        if: matrix.os != 'windows-2022'
-        run: chmod +x ${{ matrix.artifact_name }}
-      - name: Run capa
-        run: ./${{ matrix.artifact_name }} -h
-
  zip_and_upload:
    # upload zipped binaries to Release page
    if: github.event_name == 'release'
@@ -113,12 +122,18 @@ jobs:
        include:
          - asset_name: linux
            artifact_name: capa
+          - asset_name: linux-arm64
+            artifact_name: capa
          - asset_name: linux-py312
            artifact_name: capa
          - asset_name: windows
            artifact_name: capa.exe
+          #- asset_name: windows-arm64
+          #  artifact_name: capa.exe
          - asset_name: macos
            artifact_name: capa
+          - asset_name: macos-arm64
+            artifact_name: capa
    steps:
      - name: Download ${{ matrix.asset_name }}
        uses: actions/download-artifact@eaceaf801fd36c7dee90939fad912460b18a1ffe # v4.1.2
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
        with:
          path: dist/*
      - name: publish package
-        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@f5622bde02b04381239da3573277701ceca8f6a0  # release/v1
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@76f52bc884231f62b9a034ebfe128415bbaabdfc  # release/v1.12.4
        with:
          skip-existing: true
          verbose: true
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ env:

 jobs:
  changelog_format:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
    steps:
    - name: Checkout capa
      uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
        if [ $number != 1 ]; then exit 1; fi

  code_style:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
    steps:
    - name: Checkout capa
      uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
      run: pre-commit run deptry --hook-stage manual

  rule_linter:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
    steps:
    - name: Checkout capa with submodules
      uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
@@ -88,16 +88,16 @@ jobs:
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-24.04, windows-2019, macos-13]
+        os: [ubuntu-22.04, windows-2022, macos-13]
        # across all operating systems
        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11"]
        include:
          # on Ubuntu run these as well
-          - os: ubuntu-24.04
+          - os: ubuntu-22.04
            python-version: "3.10"
-          - os: ubuntu-24.04
+          - os: ubuntu-22.04
            python-version: "3.11"
-          - os: ubuntu-24.04
+          - os: ubuntu-22.04
            python-version: "3.12"
    steps:
    - name: Checkout capa with submodules
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
      with:
        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
    - name: Install pyyaml
-      if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-24.04'
+      if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04'
      run: sudo apt-get install -y libyaml-dev
    - name: Install capa
      run: |
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ jobs:
    name: Binary Ninja tests for ${{ matrix.python-version }}
    env:
      BN_SERIAL: ${{ secrets.BN_SERIAL }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
    needs: [tests]
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ jobs:

  ghidra-tests:
    name: Ghidra tests for ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
    needs: [tests]
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ scripts/perf/*.zip
 */.DS_Store
 Pipfile
 Pipfile.lock
+uv.lock
 /cache/
 .github/binja/binaryninja
 .github/binja/download_headless.py
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,7 +6,110 @@

 ### Breaking Changes

-### New Rules (17)
+### New Rules (0)
+
+-
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+### capa Explorer Web
+
+### capa Explorer IDA Pro plugin
+
+### Development
+
+### Raw diffs
+- [capa v9.3.0...master](https://github.com/mandiant/capa/compare/v9.3.0...master)
+- [capa-rules v9.3.0...master](https://github.com/mandiant/capa-rules/compare/v9.3.0...master)
+
+## v9.3.0
+
+capa v9.3.0 comes with over 20 new and/or impoved rules.
+For IDA users the capa explorer plugin is now available via the IDA Pro plugin repository and contains Qt compatibility layer for PyQt5 and PySide6 support.
+Additionally a Binary Ninja bug has been fixed. Released binaries now include ARM64 binaries (Linux and macOS).
+
+### New Features
+
+- ci: add support for arm64 binary releases
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+### New Rules (24)
+
+- anti-analysis/anti-vm/vm-detection/detect-mouse-movement-via-activity-checks-on-windows tevajdr@gmail.com
+- nursery/create-executable-heap moritz.raabe@mandiant.com
+- anti-analysis/packer/dxpack/packed-with-dxpack jakubjozwiak@google.com
+- anti-analysis/anti-av/patch-bitdefender-hooking-dll-function jakubjozwiak@google.com
+- nursery/acquire-load-driver-privileges mehunhoff@google.com
+- nursery/communicate-using-ftp mehunhoff@google.com
+- linking/static/eclipse-paho-mqtt-c/linked-against-eclipse-paho-mqtt-c jakubjozwiak@google.com
+- linking/static/qmqtt/linked-against-qmqtt jakubjozwiak@google.com
+- anti-analysis/anti-forensic/disable-powershell-transcription jakubjozwiak@google.com
+- host-interaction/powershell/bypass-powershell-constrained-language-mode-via-getsystemlockdownpolicy-patch jakubjozwiak@google.com
+- linking/static/grpc/linked-against-grpc jakubjozwiak@google.com
+- linking/static/hp-socket/linked-against-hp-socket jakubjozwiak@google.com
+- load-code/execute-jscript-via-vsaengine-in-dotnet jakubjozwiak@google.com
+- linking/static/funchook/linked-against-funchook jakubjozwiak@google.com
+- linking/static/plthook/linked-against-plthook jakubjozwiak@google.com
+- host-interaction/network/enumerate-tcp-connections-via-wmi-com-api jakubjozwiak@google.com
+- host-interaction/network/routing-table/create-routing-table-entry jakubjozwiak@google.com
+- host-interaction/network/routing-table/get-routing-table michael.hunhoff@mandiant.com
+- host-interaction/file-system/use-io_uring-io-interface-on-linux jakubjozwiak@google.com
+- collection/keylog/log-keystrokes-via-direct-input zeze-zeze
+- nursery/compiled-from-fsharp mehunhoff@google.com
+- nursery/decrypt-data-using-aes-via-dotnet mehunhoff@google.com
+- nursery/get-dotnet-assembly-entry-point mehunhoff@google.com
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- binja: fix a crash during feature extraction when the MLIL is unavailable @xusheng6 #2714 
+
+### capa Explorer Web
+
+### capa Explorer IDA Pro plugin
+
+- add `ida-plugin.json` for inclusion in the IDA Pro plugin repository @williballenthin
+- ida plugin: add Qt compatibility layer for PyQt5 and PySide6 support @williballenthin #2707
+- delay import to not load Qt* when running under idalib @mr-tz #2752
+
+### Development
+
+- ci: remove redundant "test_run" action from build workflow @mike-hunhoff #2692
+- dev: add bumpmyversion to bump and sync versions across the project @mr-tz
+
+### Raw diffs
+- [capa v9.2.1...9.3.0](https://github.com/mandiant/capa/compare/v9.2.1...9.3.0)
+- [capa-rules v9.2.1...9.3.0](https://github.com/mandiant/capa-rules/compare/v9.2.1...9.3.0)
+
+## v9.2.1
+
+This point release fixes bugs including removing an unnecessary PyInstaller warning message and enabling the standalone binary to execute on systems running older versions of glibc.
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- ci: exclude pkg_resources from PyInstaller build @mike-hunhoff #2684
+- ci: downgrade Ubuntu version to accommodate older glibc versions @mike-hunhoff #2684
+
+### Development
+
+- ci: upgrade Windows version to avoid deprecation @mike-hunhoff #2684
+- ci: check if build runs without warnings or errors @mike-hunhoff #2684
+
+### Raw diffs
+- [capa v9.2.0...v9.2.1](https://github.com/mandiant/capa/compare/v9.2.0...v9.2.1)
+- [capa-rules v9.2.0...v9.2.1](https://github.com/mandiant/capa-rules/compare/v9.2.0...v9.2.1)
+
+## v9.2.0
+
+This release improves a few aspects of dynamic analysis, including relaxing our validation on fields across many CAPE versions and processing additional VMRay submission file types, for example.
+It also includes an updated rule pack containing new rules and rule fixes.
+
+### New Features
+- vmray: do not restrict analysis to PE and ELF files, e.g. docx @mike-hunhoff #2672
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+### New Rules (22)

 - communication/socket/connect-socket moritz.raabe@mandiant.com joakim@intezer.com mrhafizfarhad@gmail.com
 - communication/socket/udp/connect-udp-socket mrhafizfarhad@gmail.com
@@ -24,22 +127,21 @@
 - nursery/disable-windows-defender-features-via-registry-on-windows mehunhoff@google.com
 - host-interaction/file-system/write/clear-file-content jakeperalta7
 - host-interaction/filter/unload-minifilter-driver JakePeralta7
-
+- exploitation/enumeration/make-suspicious-ntquerysysteminformation-call zdw@google.com
+- exploitation/gadgets/load-ntoskrnl zdw@google.com
+- exploitation/gadgets/resolve-ntoskrnl-gadgets zdw@google.com
+- exploitation/spraying/make-suspicious-ntfscontrolfile-call zdw@google.com
+- anti-analysis/anti-forensic/unload-sysmon JakePeralta7

 ### Bug Fixes
 - cape: make some fields optional @williballenthin #2631 #2632
 - lint: add WARN for regex features that contain unescaped dot #2635
 - lint: add ERROR for incomplete registry control set regex #2643
-
-### capa Explorer Web
-
-### capa Explorer IDA Pro plugin
-
-### Development
+- binja: update unit test core version #2670

 ### Raw diffs
- [capa v9.1.0...master](https://github.com/mandiant/capa/compare/v9.1.0...master)
- [capa-rules v9.1.0...master](https://github.com/mandiant/capa-rules/compare/v9.1.0...master)
+- [capa v9.1.0...v9.2.0](https://github.com/mandiant/capa/compare/v9.1.0...v9.2.0)
+- [capa-rules v9.1.0...v9.2.0](https://github.com/mandiant/capa-rules/compare/v9.1.0...v9.2.0)

 ## v9.1.0

--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -315,3 +315,6 @@ If you use Ghidra, then you can use the [capa + Ghidra integration](/capa/ghidra

 ## capa testfiles
 The [capa-testfiles repository](https://github.com/mandiant/capa-testfiles) contains the data we use to test capa's code and rules
+
+## mailing list
+Subscribe to the FLARE mailing list for community announcements! Email "subscribe" to [flare-external@google.com](mailto:flare-external@google.com?subject=subscribe).
--- a/capa/features/extractors/binja/function.py
+++ b/capa/features/extractors/binja/function.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ from binaryninja import (
    Function,
    BinaryView,
    SymbolType,
-    ILException,
    RegisterValueType,
    VariableSourceType,
    LowLevelILOperation,
@@ -192,9 +191,8 @@ def extract_stackstring(fh: FunctionHandle):
    if bv is None:
        return

-    try:
-        mlil = func.mlil
-    except ILException:
+    mlil = func.mlil
+    if mlil is None:
        return

    for block in mlil.basic_blocks:
--- a/capa/features/extractors/vmray/init.py
+++ b/capa/features/extractors/vmray/init.py
@@ -96,14 +96,7 @@ class VMRayAnalysis:
                % (self.submission_name, self.submission_type)
            )

-        if self.submission_static is not None:
-            if self.submission_static.pe is None and self.submission_static.elf is None:
-                # we only support static analysis for PE and ELF files for now
-                raise UnsupportedFormatError(
-                    "archive does not contain a supported file format (submission_name: %s, submission_type: %s)"
-                    % (self.submission_name, self.submission_type)
-                )
-        else:
+        if self.submission_static is None:
            # VMRay may not record static analysis for certain file types, e.g. MSI, but we'd still like to match dynamic
            # execution so we continue without and accept that the results may be incomplete
            logger.warning(
--- a/capa/ida/plugin/init.py
+++ b/capa/ida/plugin/init.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import logging
 import idaapi
 import ida_kernwin

-from capa.ida.plugin.form import CapaExplorerForm
 from capa.ida.plugin.icon import ICON

 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -74,6 +73,9 @@ class CapaExplorerPlugin(idaapi.plugin_t):
          arg (int): bitflag. Setting LSB enables automatic analysis upon
          loading. The other bits are currently undefined. See `form.Options`.
        """
+        # delay import to not trigger load of Qt components when not running in idaq, i.e., in idalib
+        from capa.ida.plugin.form import CapaExplorerForm
+
        if not self.form:
            self.form = CapaExplorerForm(self.PLUGIN_NAME, arg)
        else:
--- a/capa/ida/plugin/extractor.py
+++ b/capa/ida/plugin/extractor.py
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@


 import ida_kernwin
-from PyQt5 import QtCore

 from capa.ida.plugin.error import UserCancelledError
+from capa.ida.plugin.qt_compat import QtCore, Signal
 from capa.features.extractors.ida.extractor import IdaFeatureExtractor
 from capa.features.extractors.base_extractor import FunctionHandle

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from capa.features.extractors.base_extractor import FunctionHandle
 class CapaExplorerProgressIndicator(QtCore.QObject):
    """implement progress signal, used during feature extraction"""

-    progress = QtCore.pyqtSignal(str)
+    progress = Signal(str)

    def update(self, text):
        """emit progress update
--- a/capa/ida/plugin/form.py
+++ b/capa/ida/plugin/form.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ from pathlib import Path
 import idaapi
 import ida_kernwin
 import ida_settings
-from PyQt5 import QtGui, QtCore, QtWidgets

 import capa.main
 import capa.rules
@@ -51,6 +50,7 @@ from capa.ida.plugin.hooks import CapaExplorerIdaHooks
 from capa.ida.plugin.model import CapaExplorerDataModel
 from capa.ida.plugin.proxy import CapaExplorerRangeProxyModel, CapaExplorerSearchProxyModel
 from capa.ida.plugin.extractor import CapaExplorerFeatureExtractor
+from capa.ida.plugin.qt_compat import QtGui, QtCore, QtWidgets
 from capa.features.extractors.base_extractor import FunctionHandle

 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -1358,7 +1358,7 @@ class CapaExplorerForm(idaapi.PluginForm):

        @param state: checked state
        """
-        if state == QtCore.Qt.Checked:
+        if state:
            self.limit_results_to_function(idaapi.get_func(idaapi.get_screen_ea()))
        else:
            self.range_model_proxy.reset_address_range_filter()
@@ -1367,7 +1367,7 @@ class CapaExplorerForm(idaapi.PluginForm):

    def slot_checkbox_limit_features_by_ea(self, state):
        """ """
-        if state == QtCore.Qt.Checked:
+        if state:
            self.view_rulegen_features.filter_items_by_ea(idaapi.get_screen_ea())
        else:
            self.view_rulegen_features.show_all_items()
--- a/capa/ida/plugin/ida-plugin.json
+++ b/capa/ida/plugin/ida-plugin.json
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{
+  "IDAMetadataDescriptorVersion": 1,
+  "plugin": {
+    "name": "capa",
+    "entryPoint": "capa_explorer.py",
+    "version": "9.3.0",
+    "idaVersions": ">=7.4",
+    "description": "Identify capabilities in executable files using FLARE's capa framework",
+    "license": "Apache-2.0",
+    "categories": [
+      "malware-analysis",
+      "api-scripting-and-automation",
+      "ui-ux-and-visualization"
+    ],
+    "pythonDependencies": ["flare-capa==9.3.0"],
+    "urls": {
+      "repository": "https://github.com/mandiant/capa"
+    },
+    "authors": [
+      {"name": "Willi Ballenthin", "email": "wballenthin@hex-rays.com"},
+      {"name": "Moritz Raabe", "email": "moritzraabe@google.com"},
+      {"name": "Mike Hunhoff", "email": "mike.hunhoff@gmail.com"},
+      {"name": "Yacine Elhamer", "email": "elhamer.yacine@gmail.com"}
+    ],
+    "keywords": [
+      "capability-detection",
+      "malware-analysis",
+      "behavior-analysis",
+      "reverse-engineering",
+      "att&ck",
+      "rule-engine",
+      "feature-extraction",
+      "yara-like-rules",
+      "static-analysis",
+      "dynamic-analysis"
+    ]
+  }
+}
--- a/capa/ida/plugin/item.py
+++ b/capa/ida/plugin/item.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ from typing import Iterator, Optional

 import idc
 import idaapi
-from PyQt5 import QtCore

 import capa.ida.helpers
 from capa.features.address import Address, FileOffsetAddress, AbsoluteVirtualAddress
+from capa.ida.plugin.qt_compat import QtCore, qt_get_item_flag_tristate


 def info_to_name(display):
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class CapaExplorerDataItem:
        self.flags = QtCore.Qt.ItemIsEnabled | QtCore.Qt.ItemIsSelectable

        if self._can_check:
-            self.flags = self.flags | QtCore.Qt.ItemIsUserCheckable | QtCore.Qt.ItemIsTristate
+            self.flags = self.flags | QtCore.Qt.ItemIsUserCheckable | qt_get_item_flag_tristate()

        if self.pred:
            self.pred.appendChild(self)
--- a/capa/ida/plugin/model.py
+++ b/capa/ida/plugin/model.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ from collections import deque

 import idc
 import idaapi
-from PyQt5 import QtGui, QtCore

 import capa.rules
 import capa.ida.helpers
@@ -42,6 +41,7 @@ from capa.ida.plugin.item import (
    CapaExplorerInstructionViewItem,
 )
 from capa.features.address import Address, AbsoluteVirtualAddress
+from capa.ida.plugin.qt_compat import QtGui, QtCore

 # default highlight color used in IDA window
 DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT = 0xE6C700
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ class CapaExplorerDataModel(QtCore.QAbstractItemModel):
                visited.add(child_index)

                for idx in range(self.rowCount(child_index)):
-                    stack.append(child_index.child(idx, 0))
+                    stack.append(self.index(idx, 0, child_index))

    def reset_ida_highlighting(self, item, checked):
        """reset IDA highlight for item
--- a/capa/ida/plugin/proxy.py
+++ b/capa/ida/plugin/proxy.py
@@ -12,10 +12,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.

-from PyQt5 import QtCore
-from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt
-
 from capa.ida.plugin.model import CapaExplorerDataModel
+from capa.ida.plugin.qt_compat import Qt, QtCore


 class CapaExplorerRangeProxyModel(QtCore.QSortFilterProxyModel):
--- a/capa/ida/plugin/qt_compat.py
+++ b/capa/ida/plugin/qt_compat.py
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+# Copyright 2020 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""
+Qt compatibility layer for capa IDA Pro plugin.
+
+Handles PyQt5 (IDA < 9.2) vs PySide6 (IDA >= 9.2) differences.
+This module provides a unified import interface for Qt modules and handles
+API changes between Qt5 and Qt6.
+"""
+
+try:
+    # IDA 9.2+ uses PySide6
+    from PySide6 import QtGui, QtCore, QtWidgets
+    from PySide6.QtGui import QAction
+
+    QT_LIBRARY = "PySide6"
+    Signal = QtCore.Signal
+except ImportError:
+    # Older IDA versions use PyQt5
+    try:
+        from PyQt5 import QtGui, QtCore, QtWidgets
+        from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QAction
+
+        QT_LIBRARY = "PyQt5"
+        Signal = QtCore.pyqtSignal
+    except ImportError:
+        raise ImportError("Neither PySide6 nor PyQt5 is available. Cannot initialize capa IDA plugin.")
+
+Qt = QtCore.Qt
+
+
+def qt_get_item_flag_tristate():
+    """
+    Get the tristate item flag compatible with Qt5 and Qt6.
+
+    Qt5 (PyQt5): Uses Qt.ItemIsTristate
+    Qt6 (PySide6): Qt.ItemIsTristate was removed, uses Qt.ItemIsAutoTristate
+
+    ItemIsAutoTristate automatically manages tristate based on child checkboxes,
+    matching the original ItemIsTristate behavior where parent checkboxes reflect
+    the check state of their children.
+
+    Returns:
+        int: The appropriate flag value for the Qt version
+
+    Raises:
+        AttributeError: If the tristate flag cannot be found in the Qt library
+    """
+    if QT_LIBRARY == "PySide6":
+        # Qt6: ItemIsTristate was removed, replaced with ItemIsAutoTristate
+        # Try different possible locations (API varies slightly across PySide6 versions)
+        if hasattr(Qt, "ItemIsAutoTristate"):
+            return Qt.ItemIsAutoTristate
+        elif hasattr(Qt, "ItemFlag") and hasattr(Qt.ItemFlag, "ItemIsAutoTristate"):
+            return Qt.ItemFlag.ItemIsAutoTristate
+        else:
+            raise AttributeError(
+                "Cannot find ItemIsAutoTristate in PySide6. "
+                + "Your PySide6 version may be incompatible with capa. "
+                + f"Available Qt attributes: {[attr for attr in dir(Qt) if 'Item' in attr]}"
+            )
+    else:
+        # Qt5: Use the original ItemIsTristate flag
+        return Qt.ItemIsTristate
+
+
+__all__ = ["qt_get_item_flag_tristate", "Signal", "QAction", "QtGui", "QtCore", "QtWidgets"]
--- a/capa/ida/plugin/view.py
+++ b/capa/ida/plugin/view.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ from collections import Counter

 import idc
 import idaapi
-from PyQt5 import QtGui, QtCore, QtWidgets

 import capa.rules
 import capa.engine
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@ import capa.features.basicblock
 from capa.ida.plugin.item import CapaExplorerFunctionItem
 from capa.features.address import AbsoluteVirtualAddress, _NoAddress
 from capa.ida.plugin.model import CapaExplorerDataModel
+from capa.ida.plugin.qt_compat import QtGui, QtCore, Signal, QAction, QtWidgets

 MAX_SECTION_SIZE = 750

@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def calc_item_depth(o):

 def build_action(o, display, data, slot):
    """ """
-    action = QtWidgets.QAction(display, o)
+    action = QAction(display, o)

    action.setData(data)
    action.triggered.connect(lambda checked: slot(action))
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ class CapaExplorerRulegenPreview(QtWidgets.QTextEdit):


 class CapaExplorerRulegenEditor(QtWidgets.QTreeWidget):
-    updated = QtCore.pyqtSignal()
+    updated = Signal()

    def __init__(self, preview, parent=None):
        """ """
--- a/capa/version.py
+++ b/capa/version.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.

-__version__ = "9.1.0"
+__version__ = "9.3.0"


 def get_major_version():
--- a/doc/release.md
+++ b/doc/release.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 - [ ] Review changes
  - capa https://github.com/mandiant/capa/compare/\<last-release\>...master
  - capa-rules https://github.com/mandiant/capa-rules/compare/\<last-release>\...master
+- [ ] Run `$ bump-my-version bump {patch/minor/major} [--allow-dirty]` to update [capa/version.py](https://github.com/mandiant/capa/blob/master/capa/version.py) and other version files
 - [ ] Update [CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/mandiant/capa/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md)
  - Do not forget to add a nice introduction thanking contributors
  - Remember that we need a major release if we introduce breaking changes
@@ -36,7 +37,6 @@
    - [capa <release>...master](https://github.com/mandiant/capa/compare/<release>...master)
    - [capa-rules <release>...master](https://github.com/mandiant/capa-rules/compare/<release>...master)
    ```
- [ ] Update [capa/version.py](https://github.com/mandiant/capa/blob/master/capa/version.py)
 - [ ] Create a PR with the updated [CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/mandiant/capa/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md) and [capa/version.py](https://github.com/mandiant/capa/blob/master/capa/version.py). Copy this checklist in the PR description.
 - [ ] Update the [homepage](https://github.com/mandiant/capa/blob/master/web/public/index.html) (i.e. What's New section)
 - [ ] After PR review, merge the PR and [create the release in GH](https://github.com/mandiant/capa/releases/new) using text from the [CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/mandiant/capa/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md).
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ dependencies = [
    # comments and context.
    "pyyaml>=6",
    "colorama>=0.4",
-    "ida-settings>=2",
+    "ida-settings>=3.1.0",
    "ruamel.yaml>=0.18",
    "pefile>=2023.2.7",
    "pyelftools>=0.31",
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ dependencies = [

    "networkx>=3",

-    "dnfile>=0.15.0",
+    "dnfile>=0.17.0",
 ]
 dynamic = ["version"]

@@ -121,11 +121,11 @@ dev = [
    # we want all developer environments to be consistent.
    # These dependencies are not used in production environments
    # and should not conflict with other libraries/tooling.
-    "pre-commit==4.1.0",
+    "pre-commit==4.2.0",
    "pytest==8.0.0",
-    "pytest-sugar==1.0.0",
+    "pytest-sugar==1.1.1",
    "pytest-instafail==0.5.0",
-    "flake8==7.1.1",
+    "flake8==7.3.0",
    "flake8-bugbear==24.12.12",
    "flake8-encodings==0.5.1",
    "flake8-comprehensions==3.16.0",
@@ -133,22 +133,23 @@ dev = [
    "flake8-no-implicit-concat==0.3.5",
    "flake8-print==5.0.0",
    "flake8-todos==0.3.1",
-    "flake8-simplify==0.21.0",
+    "flake8-simplify==0.22.0",
    "flake8-use-pathlib==0.3.0",
    "flake8-copyright==0.2.4",
-    "ruff==0.11.0",
+    "ruff==0.12.0",
    "black==25.1.0",
    "isort==6.0.0",
-    "mypy==1.15.0",
+    "mypy==1.17.1",
    "mypy-protobuf==3.6.0",
    "PyGithub==2.6.0",
+    "bump-my-version==1.2.4",
    # type stubs for mypy
    "types-backports==0.1.3",
    "types-colorama==0.4.15.11",
    "types-PyYAML==6.0.8",
    "types-psutil==7.0.0.20250218",
    "types_requests==2.32.0.20240712",
-    "types-protobuf==5.29.1.20241207",
+    "types-protobuf==6.32.1.20250918",
    "deptry==0.23.0"
 ]
 build = [
@@ -156,16 +157,18 @@ build = [
    # we want all developer environments to be consistent.
    # These dependencies are not used in production environments
    # and should not conflict with other libraries/tooling.
-    "pyinstaller==6.12.0",
-    "setuptools==76.0.0",
-    "build==1.2.2"
+    "pyinstaller==6.14.1",
+    "setuptools==80.9.0",
+    "build==1.3.0"
 ]
 scripts = [
+    # can (optionally) be more lenient on dependencies here
+    # see comment on dependencies for more context
    "jschema_to_python==1.2.3",
-    "psutil==7.0.0",
+    "psutil==7.1.2",
    "stix2==3.0.1",
    "sarif_om==1.0.4",
-    "requests==2.32.3",
+    "requests>=2.32.4",
 ]

 [tool.deptry]
@@ -197,7 +200,8 @@ known_first_party = [
    "idc",
    "java",
    "netnode",
-    "PyQt5"
+    "PyQt5",
+    "PySide6"
 ]

 [tool.deptry.per_rule_ignores]
@@ -205,6 +209,7 @@ known_first_party = [
 DEP002 = [
    "black",
    "build",
+    "bump-my-version",
    "deptry",
    "flake8",
    "flake8-bugbear",
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -10,23 +10,23 @@ annotated-types==0.7.0
 colorama==0.4.6
 cxxfilt==0.3.0
 dncil==1.0.2
-dnfile==0.15.0
+dnfile==0.17.0
 funcy==2.0
-humanize==4.12.0
+humanize==4.13.0
 ida-netnode==3.0
-ida-settings==2.1.0
+ida-settings==3.2.2
 intervaltree==3.1.0
-markdown-it-py==3.0.0
+markdown-it-py==4.0.0
 mdurl==0.1.2
 msgpack==1.0.8
 networkx==3.4.2
 pefile==2024.8.26
-pip==25.0
-protobuf==6.30.1
+pip==25.3
+protobuf==6.31.1
 pyasn1==0.5.1
 pyasn1-modules==0.3.0
 pycparser==2.22
-pydantic==2.11.4
+pydantic==2.12.4
 # pydantic pins pydantic-core, 
 # but dependabot updates these separately (which is broken) and is annoying,
 # so we rely on pydantic to pull in the right version of pydantic-core.
@@ -36,12 +36,13 @@ pyelftools==0.32
 pygments==2.19.1
 python-flirt==0.9.2
 pyyaml==6.0.2
-rich==13.9.2
+rich==14.2.0
 ruamel-yaml==0.18.6
-ruamel-yaml-clib==0.2.8
-setuptools==76.0.0
+ruamel-yaml-clib==0.2.14
+setuptools==80.9.0
 six==1.17.0
 sortedcontainers==2.4.0
 viv-utils==0.8.0
 vivisect==1.2.1
 msgspec==0.19.0
+bump-my-version==1.2.4
--- a/2
+++ b/2
--- a/scripts/capa2yara.py
+++ b/scripts/capa2yara.py
@@ -175,8 +175,6 @@ def convert_rule(rule, rulename, cround, depth):
    depth += 1
    logger.info("recursion depth: %d", depth)

-    global var_names
-
    def do_statement(s_type, kid):
        yara_strings = ""
        yara_condition = ""
--- a/tests/data
+++ b/tests/data
--- a/tests/test_binja_features.py
+++ b/tests/test_binja_features.py
@@ -70,4 +70,4 @@ def test_standalone_binja_backend():
@pytest.mark.skipif(binja_present is False, reason="Skip binja tests if the binaryninja Python API is not installed")
 def test_binja_version():
    version = binaryninja.core_version_info()
-    assert version.major == 4 and version.minor == 2
+    assert version.major == 5 and version.minor == 1
--- a/web/explorer/package-lock.json
+++ b/web/explorer/package-lock.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
                "eslint-plugin-vue": "^9.23.0",
                "jsdom": "^24.1.0",
                "prettier": "^3.2.5",
-                "vite": "^6.3.4",
+                "vite": "^6.4.1",
                "vite-plugin-singlefile": "^2.2.0",
                "vitest": "^3.0.9"
            }
@@ -1416,6 +1416,20 @@
                "node": ">=8"
            }
        },
+        "node_modules/call-bind-apply-helpers": {
+            "version": "1.0.2",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/call-bind-apply-helpers/-/call-bind-apply-helpers-1.0.2.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-Sp1ablJ0ivDkSzjcaJdxEunN5/XvksFJ2sMBFfq6x0ryhQV/2b/KwFe21cMpmHtPOSij8K99/wSfoEuTObmuMQ==",
+            "dev": true,
+            "license": "MIT",
+            "dependencies": {
+                "es-errors": "^1.3.0",
+                "function-bind": "^1.1.2"
+            },
+            "engines": {
+                "node": ">= 0.4"
+            }
+        },
        "node_modules/callsites": {
            "version": "3.1.0",
            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/callsites/-/callsites-3.1.0.tgz",
@@ -1646,6 +1660,21 @@
                "node": ">=6.0.0"
            }
        },
+        "node_modules/dunder-proto": {
+            "version": "1.0.1",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dunder-proto/-/dunder-proto-1.0.1.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-KIN/nDJBQRcXw0MLVhZE9iQHmG68qAVIBg9CqmUYjmQIhgij9U5MFvrqkUL5FbtyyzZuOeOt0zdeRe4UY7ct+A==",
+            "dev": true,
+            "license": "MIT",
+            "dependencies": {
+                "call-bind-apply-helpers": "^1.0.1",
+                "es-errors": "^1.3.0",
+                "gopd": "^1.2.0"
+            },
+            "engines": {
+                "node": ">= 0.4"
+            }
+        },
        "node_modules/eastasianwidth": {
            "version": "0.2.0",
            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eastasianwidth/-/eastasianwidth-0.2.0.tgz",
@@ -1711,6 +1740,26 @@
                "url": "https://github.com/fb55/entities?sponsor=1"
            }
        },
+        "node_modules/es-define-property": {
+            "version": "1.0.1",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/es-define-property/-/es-define-property-1.0.1.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-e3nRfgfUZ4rNGL232gUgX06QNyyez04KdjFrF+LTRoOXmrOgFKDg4BCdsjW8EnT69eqdYGmRpJwiPVYNrCaW3g==",
+            "dev": true,
+            "license": "MIT",
+            "engines": {
+                "node": ">= 0.4"
+            }
+        },
+        "node_modules/es-errors": {
+            "version": "1.3.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/es-errors/-/es-errors-1.3.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-Zf5H2Kxt2xjTvbJvP2ZWLEICxA6j+hAmMzIlypy4xcBg1vKVnx89Wy0GbS+kf5cwCVFFzdCFh2XSCFNULS6csw==",
+            "dev": true,
+            "license": "MIT",
+            "engines": {
+                "node": ">= 0.4"
+            }
+        },
        "node_modules/es-module-lexer": {
            "version": "1.6.0",
            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/es-module-lexer/-/es-module-lexer-1.6.0.tgz",
@@ -1718,6 +1767,35 @@
            "dev": true,
            "license": "MIT"
        },
+        "node_modules/es-object-atoms": {
+            "version": "1.1.1",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/es-object-atoms/-/es-object-atoms-1.1.1.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-FGgH2h8zKNim9ljj7dankFPcICIK9Cp5bm+c2gQSYePhpaG5+esrLODihIorn+Pe6FGJzWhXQotPv73jTaldXA==",
+            "dev": true,
+            "license": "MIT",
+            "dependencies": {
+                "es-errors": "^1.3.0"
+            },
+            "engines": {
+                "node": ">= 0.4"
+            }
+        },
+        "node_modules/es-set-tostringtag": {
+            "version": "2.1.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/es-set-tostringtag/-/es-set-tostringtag-2.1.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-j6vWzfrGVfyXxge+O0x5sh6cvxAog0a/4Rdd2K36zCMV5eJ+/+tOAngRO8cODMNWbVRdVlmGZQL2YS3yR8bIUA==",
+            "dev": true,
+            "license": "MIT",
+            "dependencies": {
+                "es-errors": "^1.3.0",
+                "get-intrinsic": "^1.2.6",
+                "has-tostringtag": "^1.0.2",
+                "hasown": "^2.0.2"
+            },
+            "engines": {
+                "node": ">= 0.4"
+            }
+        },
        "node_modules/esbuild": {
            "version": "0.25.1",
            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/esbuild/-/esbuild-0.25.1.tgz",
@@ -2108,13 +2186,16 @@
            }
        },
        "node_modules/form-data": {
-            "version": "4.0.0",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/form-data/-/form-data-4.0.0.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-ETEklSGi5t0QMZuiXoA/Q6vcnxcLQP5vdugSpuAyi6SVGi2clPPp+xgEhuMaHC+zGgn31Kd235W35f7Hykkaww==",
+            "version": "4.0.4",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/form-data/-/form-data-4.0.4.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-KrGhL9Q4zjj0kiUt5OO4Mr/A/jlI2jDYs5eHBpYHPcBEVSiipAvn2Ko2HnPe20rmcuuvMHNdZFp+4IlGTMF0Ow==",
            "dev": true,
+            "license": "MIT",
            "dependencies": {
                "asynckit": "^0.4.0",
                "combined-stream": "^1.0.8",
+                "es-set-tostringtag": "^2.1.0",
+                "hasown": "^2.0.2",
                "mime-types": "^2.1.12"
            },
            "engines": {
@@ -2141,6 +2222,55 @@
                "node": "^8.16.0 || ^10.6.0 || >=11.0.0"
            }
        },
+        "node_modules/function-bind": {
+            "version": "1.1.2",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/function-bind/-/function-bind-1.1.2.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-7XHNxH7qX9xG5mIwxkhumTox/MIRNcOgDrxWsMt2pAr23WHp6MrRlN7FBSFpCpr+oVO0F744iUgR82nJMfG2SA==",
+            "dev": true,
+            "license": "MIT",
+            "funding": {
+                "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
+            }
+        },
+        "node_modules/get-intrinsic": {
+            "version": "1.3.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/get-intrinsic/-/get-intrinsic-1.3.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-9fSjSaos/fRIVIp+xSJlE6lfwhES7LNtKaCBIamHsjr2na1BiABJPo0mOjjz8GJDURarmCPGqaiVg5mfjb98CQ==",
+            "dev": true,
+            "license": "MIT",
+            "dependencies": {
+                "call-bind-apply-helpers": "^1.0.2",
+                "es-define-property": "^1.0.1",
+                "es-errors": "^1.3.0",
+                "es-object-atoms": "^1.1.1",
+                "function-bind": "^1.1.2",
+                "get-proto": "^1.0.1",
+                "gopd": "^1.2.0",
+                "has-symbols": "^1.1.0",
+                "hasown": "^2.0.2",
+                "math-intrinsics": "^1.1.0"
+            },
+            "engines": {
+                "node": ">= 0.4"
+            },
+            "funding": {
+                "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
+            }
+        },
+        "node_modules/get-proto": {
+            "version": "1.0.1",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/get-proto/-/get-proto-1.0.1.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-sTSfBjoXBp89JvIKIefqw7U2CCebsc74kiY6awiGogKtoSGbgjYE/G/+l9sF3MWFPNc9IcoOC4ODfKHfxFmp0g==",
+            "dev": true,
+            "license": "MIT",
+            "dependencies": {
+                "dunder-proto": "^1.0.1",
+                "es-object-atoms": "^1.0.0"
+            },
+            "engines": {
+                "node": ">= 0.4"
+            }
+        },
        "node_modules/glob": {
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    <div class="row flex-lg-row-reverse align-items-center g-5">
      <h1>What's New</h1>

-      <h2 class="mt-3">Rule Updates</h2>
-
-      <ul class="mt-2 ps-5">
-        <!-- TODO(williballenthin): add date -->
-
-        <li>
-          added:
-          <a href="./rules/change registry key timestamp/">
-            change registry key timestamp
-          </a>
-        </li>
-
-        <li>
-          added:
-          <a href="./rules/check mutex and terminate process on windows/">
-            check mutex and terminate process on Windows
-          </a>
-        </li>
-
-        <li>
-          added:
-          <a href="./rules/clear windows event logs remotely/">
-            clear windows event logs remotely
-          </a>
-        </li>
-      </ul>
-
      <h2 class="mt-3">Tool Updates</h2>
-      
+
+      <h3 class="mt-2">v9.3.0 (<em>2025-11-12</em>)</h3>
+      <p class="mt-0">
+        capa v9.3.0 comes with over 20 new and/or impoved rules.
+        For IDA users the capa explorer plugin is now available via the IDA Pro plugin repository and contains Qt compatibility layer for PyQt5 and PySide6 support.
+        Additionally a Binary Ninja bug has been fixed. Released binaries now include ARM64 binaries (Linux and macOS).
+      </p>
+
+      <h3 class="mt-2">v9.2.1 (<em>2025-06-06</em>)</h3>
+      <p class="mt-0">
+        This point release fixes bugs including removing an unnecessary PyInstaller warning message and enabling the standalone binary to execute on systems running older versions of glibc.
+      </p>
+
+      <h3 class="mt-2">v9.2.0 (<em>2025-06-03</em>)</h3>
+      <p class="mt-0">
+        This release improves a few aspects of dynamic analysis, including relaxing our validation on fields across many CAPE versions and processing additional VMRay submission file types, for example.
+        It also includes an updated rule pack containing new rules and rule fixes.
+      </p>
+
      <h3 class="mt-2">v9.1.0 (<em>2025-03-02</em>)</h3>
      <p class="mt-0">
        This release improves a few aspects of dynamic analysis, relaxing our validation on fields across many CAPE versions, for example.