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KB5063223

KB5063223: Security update for Exchange Server 2016 CU23, August 2025. eDiscovery export failures fixed alongside four vulnerabilities

In short

The update addresses four Important vulnerabilities and fixes failures with eDiscovery exports, application pools, and public folder management in Outlook.

Does it affect you? Applies to: Exchange Server 2016 CU23 (x64), build 15.1.2507.58. This update is available only to organizations enrolled in the Extended Security Update program.

Build
15.1.2507.58
Servicing branch
CU23
Security
4 fixed

For servers running Cumulative Update 23: each cumulative update gets its own update. Support for this version ended on October 14, 2025: Microsoft releases this update only to organizations enrolled in the Extended Security Update (ESU) program, not through Microsoft Update. The others should move to Exchange Server Subscription Edition. Which version am I on?

What changes

Fixes 3 changes

eDiscovery search results

  • eDiscovery search results can be exported to a discovery mailbox again.1
    Fixes Exchange Server failing to export eDiscovery search results to a discovery mailbox.

Application pools

  • Application pools no longer stop responding and affect performance after MSIPC is enabled.2
    Fixes application pools stopping and performance being affected after MSIPC is enabled.

Public folder management in Outlook

  • Public folder management in Outlook modifies the correct ACE instead of an incorrect one.3
    Fixes an incorrect ACE being modified through public folder management in Outlook.

Technical details

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Data sheet

Released
2025-08-12
Classification
Security Updates
Type
Cumulative update
Servicing branch
CU23
Replaces
KB5057653, KB5037224
Replaced by
KB5066370
VersionBuildChannel
2016 15.1.2507.58 General availability

Security

4 vulnerabilities fixed
4 important
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSS
CVE-2025-33051
Microsoft Exchange Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability
 Important 7.5
CVE-2025-25005
Microsoft Exchange Server Tampering Vulnerability
 Important 6.5
CVE-2025-25006
Microsoft Exchange Server Spoofing Vulnerability
 Important 5.3
CVE-2025-25007
Microsoft Exchange Server Spoofing Vulnerability
 Important 5.3

Sources

Updated
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (3)
  1. 1. Exchange Server fails to export eDiscovery search results to a discovery mailbox support.microsoft.com
  2. 2. Application pools stop responding and performance is affected after MSIPC is enabled support.microsoft.com
  3. 3. Incorrect ACE is modified through public folder management in Outlook support.microsoft.com
Checked automatically: 7 of 8 checks passed, 3 quoted passages · 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 4/5, completeness 5/5. How we work

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