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SharePoint Server 2016 SharePoint Server 2016 Security update
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KB5002778

KB5002778

Cumulative update for SharePoint Server, version 2016, September 2025

In short

Addresses three Important vulnerabilities. Updates for SharePoint Server 2016 end on July 14, 2026.

Does it affect you? Applies to: Devices running the x64 version of SharePoint Server 2016.

Build
16.0.5517.1000
Security
3 fixed
Restart
Required

Microsoft ships this release as two packages: KB5002778, the update itself, and KB5002777 for the language packs. Install both on every server of the farm, then run the SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard.

In detail

  • Security Addresses three Important vulnerabilities. None are listed as critical, publicly disclosed, or actively exploited.
  • Lifecycle Updates for SharePoint Server 2016 end on July 14, 2026.

Technical details

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

Data sheet

Released
2025-09-09
Classification
Security Updates
Type
Cumulative update
Restart
Required
Replaces
KB5002771, KB5002760, KB5002744
Replaced by
KB5002788
VersionBuildChannel
2016 16.0.5517.1000 General availability

Security

3 vulnerabilities fixed
3 important
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSS
Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Important 8.8
Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Important 7.8
Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Important 7.1

Updated components

230 files changed since the previous update for the same versions.

Top changed componentsFiles
Client object model7
Project Server4
Document conversion2
Access Services1
PowerPoint1
PowerShell1

Sources

Updated
Checked automatically: 8 of 8 checks passed · compared with Microsoft's page on Nov 8, 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: passed

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