KB5055519: Cumulative update for Windows Server, version 2019, April 2025. Exploited log file driver flaw patched; Hello sign-in tightened
The update addresses 75 vulnerabilities, including the exploited CVE-2025-29824, and requires a color camera for Windows Hello facial recognition. It has not been available since March 31, 2026.
Does it affect you? Applies to: Devices running Windows Server 2019.
Microsoft publishes separate notes for this KB for Windows 10.
What changes
Improvements 5 changes
Daylight Saving Time (DST)
- Daylight saving time support is updated for Chile’s Aysen region to follow the government’s 2025 change order.1
OS Security
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A new %systemdrive%\inetpub folder is created for protection purposes. Do not delete it, whether or not IIS is enabled.2
The folder is created after installing this update or a later Windows update.
Kerberos Authentication
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Kerberos adds protections for a certificate authority that is in the Windows root store but not the NTAuth store. Domain controllers might log Event ID 45.3
The change is enabled by default.
Windows Hello
- Windows Hello facial recognition requires a color camera to see a visible face during sign-in.4
Servicing stack
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The servicing stack receives quality improvements to help make installing Windows updates more reliable.5
KB5055662 (build 17763.7125) is combined with this cumulative update.
Known issues
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Citrix
Devices with Citrix Session Recording Agent version 2411 might fail to complete installation of the January 2025 Windows security update and revert to their previous updates. Home users are not expected to be affected.6
How to apply the workaround WorkaroundUpdate Citrix Session Recording Agent to version 2503 or newer.6
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Active Directory Group Policy: Events in local policy
The Local Group Policy Editor or Local Security Policy might show “Audit logon events” as “No auditing” even when logon events are being audited. KB5058922 resolves this reporting inconsistency.7
Resolution Fixed in KB5058922Install KB5058922 (or a later cumulative update) on affected devices. No manual workaround is required after updating.
Technical details
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Data sheet
- Released
- 2025-04-08
- Type
- Cumulative update
| Version | Build | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 17763.7136 | General availability |
Security
| Vulnerability | Severity | CVSS |
|---|---|---|
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CVE-2025-29824
Exploited
Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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Important | 7.8 |
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Redhat: CVE-2023-40547 Shim - RCE in HTTP boot support may lead to secure boot bypass
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Critical | 8.3 |
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Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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Critical | 8.1 |
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Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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Critical | 8.1 |
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Windows Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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Critical | 8.1 |
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Windows Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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Critical | 8.1 |
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Windows TCP/IP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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Critical | 7.5 |
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Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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Critical | 7.1 |
The table lists the 8 exploited, publicly disclosed or critical vulnerabilities. See all 75 vulnerabilities →
Sources
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (7)
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[Daylight Saving Time (DST)] Update for the Aysen region in Chile to support the government DST change order in 2025.
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After installing this update or a later Windows update, a new %systemdrive%\inetpub folder will be created on your device. This folder should not be deleted regardless of whether Internet Information Services (IIS) is enabled on the target device.
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[Kerberos Authentication] Change of behavior: Adds protections for a vulnerability which occurs when a certificate authority is part of the Windows root store but not the NTAuth store. This change enabled by default might cause Event ID: 45 events to be logged on the domain controller.
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[Windows Hello] After installing this update or a later Windows update, for enhanced security, Windows Hello facial recognition requires color cameras to see a visible face when signing in.
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This update makes quality improvements to the servicing stack, which is the component that installs Windows updates.
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Devices that have certain Citrix components installed might be unable to complete installation of the January 2025 Windows security update.
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7.
This issue is resolved in the April 11, 2025—KB5058922 (OS Build 17763.7240) Out-of-band update.
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Checked automatically: 7 of 8 checks passed, 7 quoted passages · 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: not passed
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