[German]On March 11, 2025 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for Microsoft Office 2016, as well as the C2R variants (Office 2016-2021 and 365) and other products. No updates were released as of March 4, 2025. Below you will find an overview of the available updates.
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An overview of the updates can be found on this website (and here for this month). Details are documented in the linked KB articles. The updates are available for the installable MSI version of Microsoft Office (the Click-to-Run packages receive the updates via other channels). Office 2019/2021/2024 do not appear in the list as they are distributed via Click-to-Run packages and receive security updates via the Office Update feature.
Office 2016
The following security updates were released for Office 2016 on March 11, 2025.
- KB5002697: Security update for Access 2016. which closes the RCE vulnerability CVE-2025-26630.
- KB5002696: Security update for Excel 2016, which closes the RCE vulnerabilities CVE-2025-24075, CVE-2025-24081 and CVE-2025-24082.
- KB5002693: Security update for Office 2016, which closes the RCE vulnerabilities CVE-2025-24057, CVE-2025-24080 and CVE-2025-24083.
- KB5002694: Security update for Office 2016, which closes the RCE vulnerability CVE-2025-24081.
- KB5002662: Security update for Word 2016, which closes the RCE vulnerabilities CVE-2025-24078 and CVE-2025-24079.
Details on the Office updates and the direct download addresses for the updates can be found in the linked KB articles.
Office C2R Updates
For the Click-2-Run installation packages, the updates are obtained and installed directly via the respective Office package. According to this Microsoft website, the following security updates have been released:
- Current Channel: Version 2502 (Build 18526.20168)
- Monthly Enterprise Channel: Version 2501 (Build 18429.20200)
- Monthly Enterprise Channel: Version 2412 (Build 18324.20272)
- Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Preview): Version 2502 (Build 18526.20168)
- Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel: Version 2408 (Build 17928.20468)
- Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel: Version 2402 (Build 17328.20738)
- Office 2024 Retail: Version 2502 (Build 18526.20168)
- Office 2021 Retail: Version 2502 (Build 18526.20168)
- Office 2019 Retail: Version 2502 (Build 18526.20168)
- Office 2016 Retail: Version 2502 (Build 18526.20168)
- Office LTSC 2024 Volume Licensed: Version 2408 (Build 17932.20286)
- Office LTSC 2021 Volume Licensed: Version 2108 (Build 14332.21007)
- Office 2019 Volume Licensed: Version 1808 (Build 10416.20073)
The website linked above lists the fixed security vulnerabilities for individual Office modules. For volume licenses, the respective builds are listed on this Microsoft page.
Further updates for Office/SharePoint Server
Microsoft has also released security updates for various versions of Microsoft SharePoint Server.
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SharePoint Server-Abonnementedition
- SharePoint Server Subscription Edition: KB5002698
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019
- SharePoint Server 2019: —
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2016
- SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016: —
Office Online Server
- Office Online Server: KB5002690
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Is someone else experiencing issues with e-mails not automatically being downloaded from the mail server using exchange? But manually syncing folders does sync new mails?
Currently Using Outlook 2019 Version 2502 Build 18526.20168
I got today notification about Exchange Online issues. But not exactly that, what you are addressing.