<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal">HCL BigFix is pleased to announce some enhancements to <span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">BigFix</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span>Remote Control.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Web Based Controller<span style="background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent">support for Unattended Sessions</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">This release introduces Web Controller support for unattended sessions. Operators can now start active or monitor unattended sessions directly from a browser via the Remote Control Lite Web Portal (LWP). The Web Controller currently has limited functionality compared to the standalone application, and we plan to add features in future releases.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Redesigned Lite Web Portal Homepage</b><br>The Lite Web Portal now features a completely redesigned homepage for an improved user experience.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br><b>REST API Support for Unattended Sessions</b><br>The Web Session Validation REST API now returns the loginURI required to establish an unattended session from the Lite Web Portal using the Web Controller. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>New Fixlet to repair the duplicate GUID issue<span style="display:none"></span></b><br>new Fixlets are now available to force the Remote Control Target to generate a new Target GUID:</p><p class="MsoNormal">- 420 - Generate new GUID for Windows Targets<br>- 421 - Generate new GUID for Linux Targets<br>- 422 - Generate new GUID for macOS Targets</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Update of IBM WAS Liberty, IBM Java, and OpenSSL</b><br>This release includes the following updates:<br>- Open Liberty version is 26.0.0.5<br>- Semeru Java version is 25.0.3.0<br>- OpenSSL version is 3.5.7</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>**Known limitation on SSO**</b><br></p><div>Starting from Remote Control Server version 10.1 FP6, due to an Open Liberty limitation, if SSO is enabled, a new server.env file must be manually created after a fresh install or upgrade.</div><div>(<a href="https://openliberty.io/blog/2026/04/21/26.0.0.4.html#ltpa" target="_blank">https://openliberty.io/blog/2026/04/21/26.0.0.4.html#ltpa</a>)<br></div><div>- Path: [server_installation_path]/wlp/usr/servers/trcserver</div><div>- Content: keystore_password=<strong_password></div><div>SSO can be used after restarting the Server service. This file avoids the CWWKS4118E: LTPA configuration error.</div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;text-indent:36pt">**Fixed vulnerabilities** </span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">This release addresses the following vulnerabilities:<br>- CVE-2026-42579 related to Netty.<br>- CVE-2026-42581 related to Netty. <br>- CVE-2026-42584 related to Netty. <br>- CVE-2026-42585 related to Netty. <br>- CVE-2026-42587 related to Netty.<br>- CVE-2026-45674 related to Netty. <br>- CVE-2026-47691 related to Netty. <br>- CVE-2026-45416 related to Netty. <br>- CVE-2026-44249 related to Netty. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color:transparent">Affected component: Remote Control Server.</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Affected version: Remote Control version 10.1.0 FP5 and earlier.</p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> <b>**Resolved Defect Articles:**</b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal">KB0131692 - Pull file feature is not working during an Active session<br>KB0131683 - DOC: Update the Broker Certificate page to include information about the new Client/Server Authentication policies<br>KB0131586 - DOC: Update the procedure to enable the Controller logs<br>KB0131648 - DOC: Change the Certificate Management section for CA signed certificate to remove ikeyman tool references<br>KB0130633 - SAN Certificate for Remote Control not working<br>KB0130622 - Controller port value is -1 on controller main panel, ignoring the default controller port property<br>KB0129960 - Add an error in the Remote Control Broker log when the certificate lacks TLS Web Client Authentication.<br>KB0130183 - DOC: Adding a certificate to the truststore<br>KB0129946 - Broker Session Collaboration URL for broker session refers to serverURL<br>KB0131286 - Controller: Scaled view is broken when Screen Scaling is applied<br>KB0127575 – DOC: Add documentation related to the backup of the DB instance before Server update<br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span><b>**Database deprecation**</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Oracle Database</span><span style="background-color:transparent"> is now </span><b style="background-color:transparent">deprecated</b><span style="background-color:transparent"> as a supported backend for the BigFix Remote Control Server. Support will be fully removed in the </span><b style="background-color:transparent">March 2027 release</b><span style="background-color:transparent">. </span><span style="background-color:transparent">This decision is part of our ongoing effort to streamline the BigFix </span><span style="background-color:transparent">Remote</span><span style="background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent">Control</span><span style="background-color:transparent"> product and focus </span><span style="background-color:transparent">support</span><span style="background-color:transparent"> resources on database platforms that best serve our customer base.</span></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent">Deprecation effective:</span><span style="background-color:transparent"> immediately<br></span><span style="background-color:transparent">Support removal:</span><span style="background-color:transparent"> March 2027 release</span></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent">We strongly recommend that affected customers plan and execute a migration to one of the </span><span style="background-color:transparent">supported</span><span style="background-color:transparent"> database backends </span><span style="background-color:transparent">before the March 2027 release</span></p><ul></ul><p>If you have questions or concerns, please reach out to HCL Support.</p><p><br></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent">**Published site version:**</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Remote Control, site version<font color="#000000"> 85</font><font color="#ff0000"> </font>(Build Number <font color="#000000">10.1.0.0630)</font><u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, sans-serif">With kind regards,<u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> The BigFix Remote Control Team</font></span></p></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"></div></div></div>
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