Collection Agent 6.x Release Notes

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This page provides information about the Collection Agent version 6.x release, including new features and resolved issues.

For a detailed overview of the Geneos 7.x.x release, including key highlights for other components, see Geneos 7.x Release Notes.

Collection Agent 6.6.2 Copied

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Issue key Release description
COL-13839 The Netprobe 7.10.2 standard binary is packaged with the Collection Agent 6.6.2. Additionally, updated jackson-databind to version 2.22.0 to resolve the following security vulnerabilities:
  • CVE-2026-54512
  • CVE-2026-54513

Collection Agent 6.6.1 Copied

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Issue key Release description
COL-13657 Updated the Collection Agent to version 6.6.1. The following Collection Agent plugins were updated in this release:
  • AWS Collection Agent plugin 6.5.1
  • Azure Monitor Collection Agent plugin 6.6.1
  • Google Cloud Platform Collection Agent plugin 6.3.1
  • Kubernetes Collection Agent plugin 6.5.1
  • MDT Collection Agent plugin 6.1.1
  • Prometheus Collection Agent plugin 6.5.1
  • Redis Collection Agent plugin 6.0.1
  • VMWare Collection Agent Plugin 6.3.1
UTL-1652

The Collection Agent has been upgraded to use collection-plugin-parent version 6.6.1 to address the following Netty security vulnerabilities:

  • BDSA-2026-9430
  • BDSA-2026-9433
  • BDSA-2026-9168
  • BDSA-2026-9427
  • BDSA-2026-9428
  • BDSA-2026-9431
  • BDSA-2026-9432
  • BDSA-2026-9440
  • BDSA-2026-9442
  • BDSA-2026-9445
  • BDSA-2025-62789

Collection Agent 6.6.0 Copied

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Issue key Release description
C2-509 Added optional log masking for Collection Agent logs so sensitive values can be replaced before they are logged.
COL-13222 Updated the Collection Agent and Collection Agent plugins to the following versions:
  • Collection Agent 6.6.0
  • Azure Monitor Collection Agent plugin 6.6.0
  • AWS Collection Agent plugin 6.5.0
  • Google Cloud Platform Collection Agent plugin 6.3.0
  • IBM i Collection Agent plugin 6.0.0
  • Kubernetes Collection Agent plugin 6.5.0
  • MDT Collection Agent plugin 6.1.0
  • MongoDB Collection Agent plugin 6.4.0
  • Prometheus Collection Agent plugin 6.5.0
  • Redis Collection Agent plugin 6.0.0
COL-13226 Upgraded Netty to version 4.1.133 to resolve the security vulnerability CVE-2026-41417 (BDSA-2026-9168).
UTL-1519 Netprobe can enable Collection Agent log masking when it starts with a log mask and manages the Collection Agent.

Collection Agent 6.5.3 Copied

Released: 29 June 2026 Standalone release

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These are the new features and enhancements of this release:

Issue key Release description
COL-13840

The Collection Agent has been upgraded to use collection-plugin-parent version 6.5.3 to address the following security vulnerabilities:

Jackson

  • CVE-2026-54512 (BDSA-2026-16110)
  • CVE-2026-54513 (BDSA-2026-16111)

Netty

  • BDSA-2026-9430
  • BDSA-2026-9433
  • BDSA-2026-9168
  • BDSA-2026-9427
  • BDSA-2026-9428
  • BDSA-2026-9431
  • BDSA-2026-9432
  • BDSA-2026-9440
  • BDSA-2026-9442
  • BDSA-2026-9445
  • BDSA-2025-62789

Collection Agent 6.5.2 Copied

Released: 05 June 2026 Standalone release

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These are the new features and enhancements of this release:

Issue key Release description
COL-13466

The Collection Agent has been upgraded to use collection-plugin-parent version 6.5.2 to address the following Netty security vulnerabilities:

  • BDSA-2026-5656
  • BDSA-2026-5659

Collection Agent 6.5.1 Copied

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These are the new features and enhancements of this release:

Issue key Release description
C2-497 Refactored routing support in the Collection Agent.
COL-13139 The Collection Agent and Collection Agent plugins (AWS, Azure Monitor, Google Cloud Platform, Prometheus) have been upgraded to use collection-plugin-parent version 6.5.1 to address the following security vulnerabilities:
  • CVE-2026-33871
  • CVE-2026-35554

Collection Agent 6.5.0 Copied

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These are the new features and enhancements of this release:

Issue key Release description
C2-497 Refactored routing support in the Collection Agent.
COL-13046 This release updates the Collection Agent to use collection data model version 6.5.0.
HP-3413 Updated Kafka to version 4.1.x.

Collection Agent 6.4.6 Copied

Released: 22 April 2026 Standalone release

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These are the new features and enhancements of this release:

Issue key Release description
COL-13093

The Collection Agent has been upgraded to use collection-plugin-parent version 6.4.6 to address the following Netty security vulnerabilities:

  • CVE-2026-33870
  • CVE-2026-33871

Collection Agent 6.4.5 Copied

Released: 17 March 2026 Standalone release

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These are the issues we have fixed in this release:

Issue key Release description
HP-3660 Fixed an issue where HttpClient resource leaked in platform daemon permission operations.
HP-3661 Fixed an issue where HttpClient thread leaked in OpenIDConnectAuthenticationClient.
N/A Fixed an issue where Vert.x caused an accidental Netty version override, restoring it to version 4.1.131.

Collection Agent 6.4.4 Copied

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These are the new features and enhancements of this release:

Issue key Release description
C2-504, COL-13039 Updated jackson-core to resolve the security vulnerability GHSA-72hv-8253-57qq, which may allow a denial-of-service condition.

Collection Agent 6.4.3 Copied

Released: 06 February 2026 Standalone release

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These are the new features and enhancements of this release:

Issue key Release description
N/A Updated the Collection Agent to version 6.4.3 and included various dependency upgrades.

Collection Agent 6.4.2 Copied

Released: 03 February 2026 Standalone release

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These are the new features and enhancements of this release:

Issue key Release description
N/A Updated the Collection Agent to version 6.4.2 and its Logback dependency to version 1.5.24.

Collection Agent 6.4.1 Copied

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Issue key Release description
COL-12951 The Collection Agent has been upgraded to use collection-plugin-parent version 6.4.1 to address the Netty security vulnerability BDSA-2025-62789 (CVE-2025-67735).
COL-12948, COL-12952, COL-12959 Updated the Collection Agent and Collection Agent plugins to the following versions:
  • Collection Agent version 6.4.1
  • AWS Collection Agent plugin version 6.3.1
  • Azure Monitor Collection Agent plugin version 6.3.0
  • Fluentd Forward Collection Agent plugin version 6.0.1
  • HTTP-JSON Collection Agent plugin version 6.2.0
  • JDBC Collection Agent plugin version 6.1.1
  • Kubernetes Collection Agent plugin version 6.3.2
  • Prometheus Collection Agent plugin version 6.3.2
  • VMware Collection Agent plugin version 6.2.2

Collection Agent 6.4.0 Copied

Released: 24 November 2025 Standalone release

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These are the new features and enhancements of this release:

Issue key Release description
N/A Updated the Collection Agent to version 6.4.0.

Collection Agent 6.3.1 Copied

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Issues fixed Copied

These are the issues we have fixed in this release:

Issue key Release description
C2-496 Resolved security vulnerability CVE-2025-11226 (BDSA-2025-12973) affecting Netty and Logback.

Collection Agent 6.3.0 Copied

Released: 30 September 2025 Standalone release

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These are the new features and enhancements of this release:

Issue key Release description
N/A Updated the Collection Agent to version 6.3.0.
HP-2971 Added ingestion throughput metrics by data point type, including received, dropped, and ingested rates, to provide visibility into ingestion volume, such as log data throughput.

Collection Agent 6.2.1 Copied

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These are the new features and enhancements of this release:

Issue key Release description
C2-490 The Collection Agent no longer publishes empty histograms after data model validation changes that render empty histograms invalid.
COL-12785 Updated the Collection Agent and Collection Agent plugins to the following versions:
  • Collection Agent version 6.2.1
  • AWS Collection Agent plugin version 6.1.0
  • Azure Monitor Collection Agent plugin version 6.1.0
  • HTTP/JSON Collection Agent plugin version 6.1.0
  • JDBC Collection Agent plugin version 6.1.0
  • Kubernetes Collection Agent plugin version 6.2.0
  • MarketsIO Collection Agent plugin version 6.1.0
  • MongoDB Collection Agent plugin version 6.1.0
  • OpenTelemetry Collection Agent plugin version 6.1.0
  • Prometheus Collection Agent plugin version 6.1.1
  • Remote RTDS Collection Agent plugin version 6.1.0
  • VMware Collection Agent plugin version 6.1.0

Issues fixed Copied

These are the issues we have fixed in this release:

Issue key Release description
C2-489 Upgraded Netty to version 4.1.127 to resolve the security vulnerability CVE-2025-55163.

Collection Agent 6.2.0 Copied

Released: 14 August 2025 Standalone release

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These are the new features and enhancements of this release:

Issue key Release description
N/A Updated the Collection Agent to version 6.2.0.
C2-487 Added validation for GenericHistogram data points to ensure histograms are not empty.

Collection Agent 6.1.1 Copied

Released: 12 September 2025 Standalone release

Issues fixed Copied

These are the issues we have fixed in this release:

Issue key Release description
C2-489 Upgraded Netty to version 4.1.127 to resolve the security vulnerability CVE-2025-55163.

Collection Agent 6.1.0 Copied

Released: 31 July 2025 Standalone release

New features and enhancements Copied

These are the new features and enhancements of this release:

Issue key Release description
COL-12742 Updated the Collection Agent to version 6.1.0.

Collection Agent 6.0.0 Copied

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These are the new features and enhancements of this release:

Issue key Release description
COL-12693 This release updates the Collection Agent and all Collection Agent plugins to use collection data model version 6.0.0.
View the complete list of Collection Agent plugins that have been updated to version 6.0.0:
  • AWS Collection Agent plugin
  • Azure Monitor Collection Agent plugin
  • Fluentd Forward Collection Agent plugin
  • Google Cloud Platform Collection Agent plugin
  • Geneos Workflow Collection Agent plugin
  • gRPC Collection Agent plugin
  • HTTP/JSON Collection Agent plugin
  • JDBC Collection Agent plugin
  • Kubernetes Collection Agent plugin
  • MarketsIO Collection Agent plugin
  • MongoDB Collection Agent plugin
  • OpenTelemetry Collection Agent plugin
  • Prometheus Collection Agent plugin
  • Remote RTDS Collection Agent plugin
  • StatsD Collection Agent plugin
  • VMware Collection Agent plugin

Issues fixed Copied

These are the issues we have fixed in this release:

Issue key Release description
C2-483 Fixed an issue where the value class equality is not preserved by consecutive setter invocations.

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