2025.3.1 Release

Build Number: 2025.3.1.9 Last updated: 18/09/2025

Security Update

This release includes critical security fix for CVE-2025-8875 and CVE-2025-8876. These vulnerabilities require authentication to exploit. However, there is a potential risk to the security of your N-central environment, if unpatched. You must upgrade your on-premises N-central to 2025.3.1. Details of the CVEs will be published three weeks after the release as per our security practices.

What's New in 2025.3.1

We’re introducing exciting new features, enhancements, and critical fixes to improve usability, security, and performance. Here’s a preview of what’s expected in the 2025.3.1 release:

User Audit Log Export – Additional Audit Events

In earlier releases (24.6, 25.2, and 25.3), we introduced the ability to export user audit logs to a Syslog server, giving partners enhanced visibility into critical user actions across N-central. In 2025.3.1, we’ve added support for auditing the following user-initiated events:

• SSH Access:

  • SSH Login

  • SSH Logout

• Scheduled Task Management:

  • Scheduled Task Edited

  • Scheduled Task Deleted

  • Scheduled Task Enabled

  • Scheduled Task Disabled

• User Script Activity:

  • Script Created

  • Script Modified

  • Script Deleted

To configure Syslog export and take full advantage of these features, see: Configure Syslog Export

Device Management API Updates

We’ve made it easier to manage devices and get the information you need through the N-central API:

• New! Add Devices Automatically

  You can now use POST /api/device endpoint to create devices through the API - ideal for scaling environments, automating deployments, and saving time.

• Improved! See Application Names More Clearly
  The GET /api/device/{deviceid}/asset call now includes the application name (application.displayName), so it’s easier to identify the installed applications on each device.

Continued Development on CMMC-Compliant Version of N-central for On-Premises Partners

We are continuing development of the CMMC-compliant version of N-central, specifically designed for on-premises partner-hosted instances. This work is part of our broader initiative to ensure CMMC Level 2 compliance, supporting partners managing environments aligned with U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) cybersecurity requirements.

Asset Metrics (Preview) (08/14/2025)

We are pleased to announce the availability of new Asset Metrics showing CPU and Memory usage! To see the new feature, go to Assets View, open the Asset Details panel for that asset, then click on the Metrics subtab to see the new CPU and Memory usage graphs.

Asset Metrics is of high value for both L1 and L3 Technicians because it accelerates issue resolution, reduces escalations, and improves service quality by providing actionable insights into device performance. This empowers L1s to resolve more tickets independently and equips L3s with the context needed for efficient deep-dive investigations - ultimately driving operational efficiency and enhancing customer satisfaction.

Visibility to Asset Metrics helps L1 Technicians diagnose end-user performance issues with recent and historical views of CPU and Memory usage across flexible timeframes, from the last hour to the past week. Graphically displayed data highlights spikes, trends, and potential bottlenecks, enabling quicker root cause analysis and faster resolution.

L3 Technicians also benefit from these insights allowing deeper investigation of monitoring alerts by providing context around system behavior leading up to and following an event—making it easier to validate issues, identify patterns, and reduce false positives.

Feature Highlights

• Configurable timeframes allowing the user to determine what timeframe to examine the metrics over – Last day by default, last hour, last 6 hours, last 2 days and last week

• Clear and concise visuals of how a device is performing allowing the user to spot spikes and trends

• Memory and CPU utilization by default with more to follow – Use the ‘Feedback’ link on the Assets View to tell us which other metrics and info you would like to see!

UX Improvements to Assets View (08/14/2025)

We are also delighted to mention a couple of smaller but helpful updates to the Assets View, based on partner feedback. Now all columns can be resized and minimized down to a smaller size to aid readability and workflow.

We also improved the spacing on the Asset Details view for readability.

Analytics Updates (08/14/2025)

We’re excited to announce a series of recently released Analytics enhancements and bug fixes aimed at improving usability, performance, and reporting accuracy.

Issue Type	Issue key	Summary	Release Notes	Release Date
Enhancement	DV-7226	N-central Analytics - Hardware Inventory - UI improvements	The configuration page UI has been refreshed with a lighter background, a clearer call to action, and no longer displays the user ID or report version number.	11-Apr-25
Enhancement	DV-7161	Hardware Inventory | Introduce 'Site' slicer in the report	A Site filter was added to the Hardware Inventory configuration page to allow users to report on managed devices for one or more sites	11-Apr-25
Enhancement	DV-6873	Hardware inventory | Pivot Video Controller (no WH dev)	The Hardware Inventory report was changed to display devices with more than one video card on the same row, instead of over multiple rows	11-Apr-25
Bug	DV-6848	Hardware Inventory | GB and GiB Columns (no WH dev)	The Hardware Inventory report was updated to display 'size' values in line with the N-central UI. As a result, Disk size values are calculated as a power of 1000 (GB) and labelled GB, and Memory size values are calculated as a power of 1024 (GiB) but also labelled GB.	11-Apr-25
Enhancement	DV-7162	N-central Analytics - Software Inventory - UI improvements	The configuration page UI has been refreshed with a lighter background, a clearer call to action, and no longer displays the user ID or report version number.	17-Apr-25
Bug	DW-143	DDA probes information does not contain appliance version [NCIP-10119]	The DIM_DEVICE_SUMMARY and DIM_DEVICE_SUMMARY_LATEST tables have been updated to include version and details for probes	08-May-25
Enhancement	DV-6764	N-central Analytics - Hardware Inventory - Performance Improvements	General performance improvements in the Hardware Inventory report	28-May-25
Enhancement	DV-7224	N-central Analytics - Software Inventory - Addition of Site slicer	A Site filter was added to the Software Inventory configuration page to allow users to report on software on managed devices for one or more sites	12-Jun-25
Enhancement	DV-7070	N-central Analytics - Software Inventory - Performance Improvements	General performance improvements in the Software Inventory report	12-Jun-25
Enhancement	DV-7353	N-central Analytics - Patch Status Dashboard Deleted	The Patch Status dashboard was removed from Analytics as it has been replaced by Patch Compliance dashboard	20-Jun-25
Bug	DV-7327	N-central Analytics - Software Inventory - Latest installed version	The Software Inventory report was changed to only include the version of an application with the most recent installation date. This to reduce the risk of duplicate entries in cases where the deletion of the previous version wasn't sent from the N-central server to the Analytics warehouse	23-Jun-25
Enhancement	DV-7256	N-central Analytics - Patch Compliance Dashboard -Days Since Approval	A new data point that can be used in custom Patch Compliance dashboards to manage pending patches. A typical use case would be to add it as a filter in the dashboard to exclude any patches that have been approved but not installed (i.e. have the status 'Pending Installation') for a defined period of time. The measure can be found when editing the dashboard in the Data panel under   Patch Compliance Metrics > Measures > "Days Since Approval"	12-Jul-25
Enhancement	DV-7323	N-central Analytics - Network Assessment - Date pickers	The configuration page of the Network Assessment report has been updated to make it clearer that the date period filter is just for the Capacity Planning section of the report. The flexible start and end date has filters have been removed leaving only the fixed period selection to ensure all sections of the report show data for data in the same timeframe.	29-Jul-25
Enhancement	DV-7227	N-central Analytics - Network Assessment - UI improvements	The configuration page UI has been refreshed with a lighter background, a clearer call to action, and no longer displays the user ID or report version number.	29-Jul-25
Enhancement	DV-7368	N-central Analytics - Last Boot-Up Time and Logged-In User - UI Improvements	The configuration page UI has been refreshed with a lighter background, a clearer call to action, and no longer displays the user ID or report version number.	13-Aug-25
Enhancement	DV-7613	N-central Analytics - Patch Compliance Dashboard - Pending (Failed Install)	A new data point that can be used in custom  Patch Compliance dashboards to filter out, or report on, any patches that have been approved for installation but have failed to install. The data point is available when editing a custom version of the Patch Compliance dashboard, in the Data panel under 'Patch Compliance Metrics' > Measures > 'Pending (failed install)'	13-Aug-25
Enhancement	DV-7611	N-central Analytics - Patch Compliance Dashboard -Is Superseded (Pending)	A new data point that can be used in custom  Patch Compliance dashboards  to adjust how the 'Is Superseeded' checkbox works so that superseeded patches that were installed are still included in the dashboard. The data point is available when editing a custom version of the Patch Compliance dashboard, in the Data panel under 'Patch Compliance Metrics' > Measures > 'Is Superseeded (Pending)'	13-Aug-25
Enhancement	DV-7609	N-central Analytics - Patch Compliance Dashboard -Days Since Publish Date	A new data point that can be used in custom  Patch Compliance dashboards  to filter out, or report on, any patches with a Publish Date older than a specified date. The metric is available when editing a custom version of the Patch Compliance dashboard, in the Data panel under 'Metrics' > 'Days Since Publish Date'	13-Aug-25
Enhancement	DV-7604	N-central Analytics - Patch Compliance Dashboard -Days Since Failed Install (Pending)	A new data point that can be used in custom  Patch Compliance dashboards  to filter out, or report on, any patches that have been approved for installation (pending) but with a failure to install for a specified time period. The metric is available when editing a custom version of the Patch Compliance dashboard, in the Data panel under 'Metrics' > 'Days Since Failed Install (Pending)'	13-Aug-25
Enhancement	DV-7504	N-central Analytics - Patch Compliance Dashboard - Num Pending (Ignore Failure)	A new data point that can be used in custom  Patch Compliance dashboards  to filter out, or report on, any patches approved for installation (pending) that haven't failed to install. The metric is available when editing a custom version of the Patch Compliance dashboard, in the Data panel under 'Metrics' > 'Num Pending (Ignore Failure)'	13-Aug-25

Patch Management Engine (PME) 2.13.3 GA (08/15/2025)

We are pleased to announce the general availability of PME version 2.13.3, now being deployed across both N-sight and N-central platforms.

This release introduces targeted improvements to the handling of missing, incomplete, or corrupt metadata provided by Microsoft, with a focus on enhancing patch applicability and supersedence logic.

Key Enhancements:

• Improved Supersedence Handling

  Enhanced logic to better manage scenarios where patch supersedence data is incomplete or unavailable.

• Refined Applicability for Cumulative Updates

  Updates from our engine to calculate supersedence during patch detections, to prevent cases where older cumulative updates are flagged as required by the device itself despite newer versions already being installed.

These improvements aim to eliminate erroneous patch offerings to devices where they are not applicable, while also improving visibility into the patch supersedence hierarchy.

Post GA releases

Here's a breakdown of our new features and updates released since the GA version of N-central.

N-central Mac agent 1.12.2 (27/08/2025)

This update contains a small hotfix to address a problem where Mac devices were periodically unable to communicate with N-central servers.

Analytics Updates (11/09/2025)

Issue Type	Issue key	Summary	Release Notes	Release Date
Enhancement	DV-7369	N-central Analytics - Managed Devices Summary Report	The configuration page UI has been refreshed with a lighter background, a clearer call to action, and no longer displays the user ID or report version number.	04-Sep-25
Enhancement	DV-7371	N-central Analytics - Remote Control Usage Report	The configuration page UI has been refreshed with a lighter background, a clearer call to action, and no longer displays the user ID or report version number.	04-Sep-25
Enhancement	DV-7366	N-central Analytics - Antivirus Report	The configuration page UI has been refreshed with a lighter background and a clearer call to action. The user ID and report version number have been removed, and a new filter for Site has been added.	04-Sep-25
Enhancement	DV-7370	N-central Analytics - Managed Devices by Operating System	The configuration page UI has been refreshed with a lighter background and a clearer call to action. The user ID and report version number have been removed, and a new filter for Site has been added.	08-Sep-25
Bug Fix	DV-7238	N-central Analytics - Network Assessment Report	The column ‘Hours over Capacity’ was removed from the first table in the Capacity Planning section, as it was incorrectly displaying a count of hours over capacity rather than the actual values.	11-Sep-25
Enhancement	DV-7386	N-central Analytics - Disk Usage Trending Report	The configuration page UI has been refreshed with a lighter background and a clearer call to action. The user ID and report version number have been removed, and a new filter for Site has been added.	18-Sep-25

Patch Management Engine (PME) Update Announcement(15/09/2025)

This update is exclusively available to N-central assets set to use the Release Candidate (RC) version of Patch Management.

This release focuses on bug fixes and performance improvements, including:

Enhanced Patch History Handling

We’ve improved how PME queries historically installed patches. Previously, changes in system environments, such as OS build updates, could cause the WUA API to stop returning patch data, resulting in patches being incorrectly stuck in an “In-progress” or “Pending” state in reporting analytics. This update resolves that issue, ensuring more accurate patch status reporting.

Improved ESU Patch Detection

We’ve refined the logic for detecting and offering Extended Security Updates (ESUs), leading to more accurate patch availability and coverage.

Removal of Preview Patches Without Supersedence

Preview patches that lack proper supersedence metadata have been removed from scan detections. These patches can interfere with our patch offering logic and are generally not recommended by Microsoft for production environments. PME will now exclude them, however we will consider their re-introduction once metadata has been improved.

Known Issues

Category	Updated Summary	Issue Key
Core	During pre-upgrade checks, servers running version 2025.3 may report insufficient memory when upgrading to 2025.3.1.   Issue: Due to the kernel upgrade in 2025.3, the total system memory reported to the AlmaLinux 9 OS is lower than before the kernel upgrade. In some cases this can cause the minimum memory check during the pre-upgrade checks to fail. Recommendation: Please remove any un-needed virtual devices from your VM configuration (i.e. soundcards), or temporarily add an additional 1GB of memory. For cloud servers, you may need to temporarily upgrade to a larger instance size for the upgrade, and revert back to your current instance size post-upgrade.	NCCF-836008

Bug Fixes

A range of high-impact bugs have been resolved in this release. Be sure to review the full list included below for more details.

Category	Updated Summary	Issue Key
Integration and Remote Support
Core	PSA Export Fails with Long Passwords   Issue: Long PSA integration passwords caused export operations to fail. Fix: Truncated and sanitized long strings to ensure stable export behavior.	NCCF-762305
Core	Customer Info Missing from Warehouse   Issue: Some devices were flagged for reinstallation prematurely due to the recovery of logic errors. Fix: Improved recovery checks to avoid unnecessary reinstalls.	NCCF-533915
Core	Take Control Setup Fails During Remote Support   Issue: Remote support failed when Take Control was not pre-configured. Fix: Improved default configuration handling to allow dynamic Take Control setup.	NCCF-602350
Performance, Audit & Data
Core	HP Stock Drive Mappings Caused Malformed Data   Issue: Outdated HP physical drive mappings resulted in malformed asset data. Fix: Updated drive mapping logic and data parser validation.	NCCF-679885
Core	Duplicate “DeletedID” Prefix in Asset Names   Issue: Asset names incorrectly included repeated “DeletedID” text after device removal. Fix: Removed redundant prefix logic and cleaned up asset records.	NCCF-506131
Core	Scheduled Tasks Stuck on Network Share   Issue: Scheduled tasks based on network shares were stuck in 'In Progress' status. Fix: Resolved file lock issues and improved task completion logic.	NCCF-230181
Core	System Error: Task Updates Failing Due to ID Limit   Issue: A system ID used to track changes grew too large, causing task failures and repeated error messages. Fix: Increased the ID limit to prevent future failures. A server restart may be needed to apply the fix.	NCCF-703826
Core	Title: Improved SSL_read Error Handling and OpenSSL Compatibility   Issue: After upgrading to version 2025.2, some HTTPS checks - used to validate certificate expiry, content verification, and service availability - fail when monitored by the Central Server. These checks return no status code in the response. Fix: Enhanced SSL_read error handling and added support for OpenSSL error codes compatible with AlmaLinux 9, CentOS 8 and later, and Ubuntu 20.04 and later.	NCCF-734812