# Rocket.Chat 8.1.8

- Product: Rocket.Chat (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/rocket-chat)
- Vendor: Rocket.Chat
- Date: 2026-08-19
- Version: 8.1.8
- Original notes: https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/releases/tag/8.1.8
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/rocket-chat/releases/8.1.8

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- **added** — Add per-client rate limiting to the unauthenticated sendForgotPasswordEmail method, matching the REST users.forgotPassword endpoint
- **security** — Security hotfix
- **fixed** — Fix special characters not being escaped in the visitor name shown in the Omnichannel queue side panel's message preview

###### Engine versions

- Node: `22.16.0`
- Deno: `1.43.5`
- MongoDB: `8.2`
- Apps-Engine: `1.59.2`

###### Patch Changes

*   Bump @rocket.chat/meteor version.

*   ([#41857](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/pull/41857) by [@dionisio-bot](https://github.com/dionisio-bot)) Adds per-client rate limiting to the unauthenticated sendForgotPasswordEmail method, matching the REST users.forgotPassword endpoint

*   ([#41850](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/pull/41850) by [@dionisio-bot](https://github.com/dionisio-bot)) Security Hotfix (https://docs.rocket.chat/docs/security-fixes-and-updates)

*   ([#41841](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/pull/41841) by [@dionisio-bot](https://github.com/dionisio-bot)) Fixes special characters not being escaped in the visitor name shown in the Omnichannel queue side panel's message preview

*   <details><summary>Updated dependencies []:</summary>

    *   @rocket.chat/core-typings@8.1.8
    *   @rocket.chat/rest-typings@8.1.8
    *   @rocket.chat/abac@0.1.10
    *   @rocket.chat/federation-matrix@0.0.19
    *   @rocket.chat/license@1.1.17
    *   @rocket.chat/media-calls@0.2.10
    *   @rocket.chat/omnichannel-services@0.3.54
    *   @rocket.chat/pdf-worker@0.3.36
    *   @rocket.chat/presence@0.2.57
    *   @rocket.chat/api-client@0.2.57
    *   @rocket.chat/apps@0.6.10
    *   @rocket.chat/core-services@0.12.10
    *   @rocket.chat/cron@0.1.57
    *   @rocket.chat/fuselage-ui-kit@27.0.8
    *   @rocket.chat/gazzodown@27.0.8
    *   @rocket.chat/http-router@7.9.24
    *   @rocket.chat/message-types@0.1.0
    *   @rocket.chat/model-typings@2.0.10
    *   @rocket.chat/ui-avatar@23.0.8
    *   @rocket.chat/ui-client@27.0.8
    *   @rocket.chat/ui-contexts@27.0.8
    *   @rocket.chat/ui-voip@17.0.8
    *   @rocket.chat/web-ui-registration@27.0.8
    *   @rocket.chat/models@2.0.10
    *   @rocket.chat/server-cloud-communication@0.0.2
    *   @rocket.chat/network-broker@0.2.36
    *   @rocket.chat/omni-core-ee@0.0.22
    *   @rocket.chat/ui-theming@0.4.4
    *   @rocket.chat/ui-video-conf@27.0.8
    *   @rocket.chat/instance-status@0.1.57
    *   @rocket.chat/omni-core@0.0.22

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