AVEVA PI Server 2018 SP3 Patch 8 - Release Notes
- Last UpdatedNov 19, 2025
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- PI System
- PI Server 2018
- PI Server
Overview
AVEVA™ PI Server 2018 SP3 Patch 8 includes updates to the following PI Server components:
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Data Archive 2018 SP3 Patch 6
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PI Asset Framework 2018 SP3 Patch 6
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PI AF Client 2018 SP3 Patch 6
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PI Notifications Service 2018 SP3 Patch 5
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PI Server 2018 installer kit and distribution kit files (Data Archive only)
Note: There are no updates to PI Analysis Service for this release. The Microsoft .NET 4.8 Framework was removed from the PI Server installer kit. If .NET 4.8 is not installed, you will be prompted to install it during installation.
For more information on system requirements, installation, and uninstall instructions, see these topics:
New features and enhancements
There are no new features in this release.
Resolved issues
The table lists all resolved issues in this release.
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Product / component |
Bug |
Description |
|---|---|---|
|
Asset Framework |
69779 |
Resolved: AF SDK Client now successfully reconnects after all members of a Data Archive Collective become unavailable. |
|
Asset Framework |
112353 |
Resolved: Added AVEVA as a trusted plugin provider in Asset Framework, allowing AVEVA plugins to load without trust errors. |
|
PI Notifications |
100503 |
Resolved: PI Notifications can now take screenshots after replacing CefSharp with WebView2. |
Known issues
Refer to the AVEVA Support portal Products page for a complete list of known issues found in previous versions of PI Server 2018 SP3.
Security information and guidance
We are committed to releasing secure products. This section is intended to provide relevant security-related information to guide your installation or upgrade decision.
We proactively disclose aggregate information about the number and severity of security vulnerabilities addressed in each release. The tables below provide an overview of security issues addressed and their relative severity based on standard scoring.
Vulnerabilities fixed
The following table lists the number of fixed vulnerabilities in this release by severity category and CVSS base score range.
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Severity category |
CVSS base score range |
Number of fixed vulnerabilities |
|---|---|---|
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Critical |
9.0 - 10 |
0 |
|
High |
7.0 - 8.9 |
1 |
|
Medium |
4.0 - 6.9 |
0 |
|
Low |
0 - 3.9 |
0 |
Vulnerabilities mitigated
The following table provides details on the specific vulnerabilities mitigated in this release, along with the corresponding component, version, CVE or reference, CVSS score, and the mitigation applied.
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Component |
Version |
CVE or Reference |
CVSS |
Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SQLite |
3.50.2 |
BDSA-2025-11433 |
7.3 |
Vulnerable code is not in the execution path.The FTS5 extension is not included as part of the build set. |
Distribution kits
The following table provides the list of products included in the distribution kits for this release.
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Product |
Software version |
|---|---|
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Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributables (x86 and x64) |
14.42.34438 |
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Microsoft VSTO 2010 Runtime |
10.0.60917 |
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OSIsoft MS VB Runtime Redistributables |
1.0.2 |
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PI Buffer Subsystem |
4.9.0.37 |
|
PI Network Subsystem |
3.4.460.29 |
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PI AF Client |
2.10.12.73 |
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PI AF Server |
2.10.12.73 |
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PI Analysis Service |
2.10.6.195 |
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PI Notifications Service |
2.10.12.72 |
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PI Data Archive |
3.4.460.29 |
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PI Software Development Kit (PI SDK) |
1.4.7.620 |
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PI System Management Tools |
3.6.3.65 |
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PI Collective Manager |
1.4.3.25 |
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PowerShell Tools for the PI System |
2.2.3.951 |
|
PI Module Database Builder |
1.3.0.0 |
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