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Office Online Server OOS Office Online Server Security update
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KB5002740

KB5002740: Cumulative update for Office Online Server, version OOS, July 2025. Closes Excel and Office code-execution flaws

In short

The update resolves three vulnerabilities, including a Critical Microsoft Office remote code execution flaw and vulnerabilities in Excel.

Does it affect you? Applies to: Computers running the release version of Office Online Server (x64). The release version must already be installed.

Build
16.0.10417.20027
Security
3 fixed · 1 critical
Restart
Required

What changes

Fixes 3 changes

Excel

Verified in package 2 items

For: Office Online Server administrators

  • An Excel remote code execution vulnerability is resolved.1
  • An Excel information disclosure vulnerability is resolved.1

Office

For: Office Online Server administrators

  • A Microsoft Office remote code execution vulnerability is resolved.1

Technical details

Data sheet · Security · Downloads · Components Click to collapse or expand

Data sheet

Released
2025-07-08
Classification
Security Updates
Type
Cumulative update
Restart
Required
Replaces
KB5002728, KB5002707, KB5002699, KB5002690
+5 earlier KB5002679, KB5002677, KB5002648, KB5002601, KB5002503
Replaced by
KB5002752
VersionBuildChannel
OOS 16.0.10417.20027 General availability

Security

3 vulnerabilities fixed
1 critical 2 important
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSS
Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Critical 8.4
Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Important 7.8
Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Important 5.5

Downloads (Microsoft Update Catalog)

Updated components

1,591 files changed since the previous update for the same versions.

Top changed componentsFiles
Office web apps369
PowerPoint322
Excel260
Document conversion74
Word50

Verified in package: changed files confirm Excel.

Sources

Updated
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (1)
  1. 1. This security update resolves a Microsoft Excel remote code execution vulnerability, Microsoft Excel information disclosure vulnerability, and Microsoft Office remote code execution vulnerability. support.microsoft.com
Checked automatically: 7 of 8 checks passed, 1 quoted passage · compared with Microsoft's page on Oct 20, 2026
  • Quotes found in the official pages: passed
  • Numbers found in the sources: passed
  • Vulnerabilities from the dossier only: passed
  • Links to allowed domains only: passed
  • Every official change covered: passed
  • Readable plain text: passed
  • Changes confirmed by the file list: passed
  • Sources agree: not passed

A second AI read the text against the sources: correctness 5/5, clarity 5/5, completeness 5/5. How we work

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