Bitcoin Core’s Optech Newsletter #306 is advising users to upgrade to Bitcoin Core 25.0 or a newer version within the next fourteen days, with the most recent version being 27.0. A new protocol was deliberated by various members of the Bitcoin Core project regarding the disclosure of vulnerabilities. Minor vulnerabilities will be revealed approximately two weeks after the launch of a new Bitcoin Core version, whereas more significant vulnerabilities will be disclosed after the affected version has reached its end-of-life stage.
