General Notes

Bosch IoT Remote Manager 8.1.0 delivers a major framework upgrades - Apache CXF 4.2.2 migration with Jakarta-to-Javax bytecode transformation, new metatype management APIs, enhanced console capabilities, security updates, and removal of legacy TR069 and OMA DM packages.

Release date: July 2026

Overview of The Main New Features

Major Features:

  • Upgrade Apache CXF from 3.5.11 to 4.2.2 with automated Jakarta-to-Javax bytecode transformation via Eclipse Transformer, enabling use of modern CXF while preserving backward compatibility.
  • Metatype Management API - New REST endpoints for managing CU metatype records and identifying/cleaning orphaned CU types

Security:

  • Upgrade vulnerable Netty dependencies to 4.1.135.Final addressing multiple CVEs
  • Upgrade Apache CXF from 3.5.11 to 4.2.2
  • Upgrade Jackson to v2.22.0
  • Update mina-core to v2.2.8

Other Enhancements:

  • Enhance filtering and sorting functionality in the Console’s ObjectArrayTable.
  • Fix SSO authentication and resolve multiple Sonar findings in the Console Package.
  • Extend file upload support for Docker Compose in the OSGi Device Management Package.

Removed Packages:

  • TR069 and OMA DM packages excluded from the product
  • Legacy OMA DM modules removed from FOTA Extensions

AMQP Package

Security

  • Upgrade vulnerable Netty dependencies to 4.1.135.Final to address multiple CVEs.

Foundation Package

Changed

  • Optimize Types cache invalidation

Generic Device Management Package

Added

  • New REST endpoints for metatype management and orphaned type cleanup

Fixed

  • Fix CLIENT CU NPE on creation of an abstract provider caused by а race condition on startup   

OSGi Device Management Package

Changed

  • Extend file upload for Docker Compose.

CXF Package

Changed

  • Upgrade Apache CXF from 3.5.11 to 4.2.2 with Jakarta-to-Javax bytecode transformation via Eclipse Transformer.
  • Replace javax.servlet v2.5.0-prosyst7 system package with javax.servlet-api 4.0.1 (repackaged, exported at version 2.5.0).
  • Replace javax.ws.rs-api 2.1.1 system package with jakarta.ws.rs-api 3.1.0 (transformed to export javax.ws.rs.*).
  • Update Jackson to 2.22.0, woodstox-core to 7.2.1, stax2-api to 4.3.0, xmlschema-core to 2.3.2, jettison to 1.5.6.

System Package

Changed

  • BIRM-1506: Update system package dependencies for CXF 4.2.2 migration (javax.servlet-api, jakarta.ws.rs-api, mprmboot.ini).

Console Package

Changed

  • Add sorting, filtering and reorder functionality in Meta-type lists and array tables

  • Update mina-core version from 2.2.7 to 2.2.8.