WithSecure Policy Manager 16.10 and WithSecure Policy Manager Proxy 16.10
Changes in this release
Platform & Technology Upgrades
- Migrated to Java 17, Spring 6.2, and Jetty 11.0.24
- Upgraded Solr to version 9.8.0
- Web Reporting now uses Vue 3
Linux Enhancements
- Switched to Systemd (replacing
init.d) for modern distro compatibility - Newly supported distributions:
- Alma Linux 9
- Oracle Linux 9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Rocky Linux 9
Installation wizard changes
The installation wizard in Policy Manager Console has been modernized in version 16.10, which affects compatibility with some older installer packages. To install any client product, make sure you have the latest installation packages imported from our Downloads page.
Security & Vulnerability Fixes
- Addressed multiple CVEs in JRE and Spring:
- JRE: CVE-2024-21147, CVE-2024-21140, CVE-2024-21235, CVE-2025-21502
- Spring: CVE-2024-38829, CVE-2024-38828, CVE-2024-38820, CVE-2024-38819, CVE-2024-38816, CVE-2025-41232
Bug Fixes & Improvements
- Improved Active Directory synchronization and Syslog alert forwarding
- Host products on Windows Server 2025 are correctly detected
- Chromium version updated to address vulnerabilities
- Other fixes and enhancements
Dropped features
- Discontinued updates from the old update server (
guts2-old.fsapi.com) - Legacy Web Reporting removed
Policy Manager and Policy Manager Proxy 16.10 supports the following operating systems:
Windows:
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2022
- Windows Server 2025
- Windows 10
- Windows 11
Linux:
- Alma Linux 8, 9
- Debian 11, 12
- openSUSE Leap 15
- Oracle Linux 8, 9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, 9
- Rocky Linux 8, 9
- SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, 15
- SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12, 15
- Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04, 22.04, 24.04 LTS