A new version of the Patch Management Engine is being made available to N-central and N-sight. This release includes fixes focused on improving patch metadata accuracy, handling of new Microsoft update formats, and overall patch detection reliability.

Improvements Included

• Improved Windows Server patch metadata accuracy: Resolves an issue where incorrect Windows Server version metadata could be reported from PME to the patch metadata service, potentially affecting patch applicability detection. (PMCM-11226)
• Improved handling of Cumulative Update uninstall operations using DISM: Addresses scenarios where newer Microsoft Cumulative Update naming formats could prevent uninstall operations from correctly identifying applicable updates. (PMCM-11277)
• Improved support for new Microsoft Out-of-Band (OOB) update titles: Ensures that newer OOB update naming formats can be correctly parsed and included in patch metadata processing. (PMCM-11295)
• Improved PME008 error code handling: Updates PME error handling to better support newer Windows Update error scenarios and improve diagnostic clarity. (PMCM-11350)

Security & Integrity Information

To assist customers using endpoint protection or application control software, hashes for the PME installer and associated components are published below.

Version Details

• Patch Management Engine: 2.13.13.5640
• Third-Party Patch Engine: 2.13.11.5031
• MSP Platform: 2.13.11.5117
• Diagnostics: 2.13.11.5023