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Latest: 26.01.001-rc.8 published on Jan. 14, 2026, 8:16 p.m.

Bowtie provides qcow2 disk images suitable for use in a variety of compatible Linux hypervisors such as KVM, qemu, LXD, libvirt, and more.
Download the appropriate qcow2 image - with either legacy BIOS or EFI support - from the below listing and proceed to follow the instructions in the Bowtie Controller setup documentation.
Name ↓ Version ↓
Filename Controller Image (.qcow2) Filesize
1.5 GB
Format qcow-efi Upload Date Jan. 14, 2026, 8:16 p.m. Copy download URL as:
📋 wget 📋 curl
SHA-256 Checksum:
6ec9df5509c9ed1a70e6276ad58ec2b4d2af23f554b9e3984c48e0ede41a0c8d

Vulnerability Data

Information aggregated from the most recent vulnerability scan against this artifact. Vulnerabilities Critical3 High12 Medium19 Low7 Unrated16 Suppressed vulnerabilities 16 Last Scanned Jan. 15, 2026, 5:04 a.m. Vulnerability API data /api/v1/sbom/4560/ Next Scan Jan. 22, 2026, 5:04 a.m.
Filename Controller Image (.qcow2) Filesize
1.5 GB
Format qcow Upload Date Jan. 14, 2026, 7:03 p.m. Copy download URL as:
📋 wget 📋 curl
SHA-256 Checksum:
b58eafd998668bda411508054784857b31d84405041d2acabf4aa1db23daadca

Vulnerability Data

Information aggregated from the most recent vulnerability scan against this artifact. Vulnerabilities Critical3 High12 Medium19 Low7 Unrated11 Suppressed vulnerabilities 16 Last Scanned Jan. 15, 2026, 4:26 a.m. Vulnerability API data /api/v1/sbom/4549/ Next Scan Jan. 22, 2026, 4:26 a.m.