KB5068864: Cumulative update for Windows Server, version 2016, November 2025. Critical GDI+ flaw patched; unexpected UAC prompts addressed
In short
Fixes 24 security vulnerabilities, including critical GDI+ remote code execution flaw CVE-2025-60724, and addresses unexpected UAC prompts for some apps, including Autodesk AutoCAD.
Does it affect you? Applies to: Devices running Windows Server 2016, x64.
Microsoft publishes separate notes for this KB for Windows 10.
What changes
Fix 1 change
App compatibility (known issue)
- Unexpected User Account Control prompts for some apps, including Autodesk AutoCAD, are addressed.1
Improvement 1 change
Internal Windows OS
- Internal Windows OS functionality receives miscellaneous security improvements; no specific issues are documented.2
Technical details
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Data sheet
- Released
- 2025-11-11
- Classification
- Security Updates
- Type
- Cumulative update
- Restart
- Required
- Replaces
- KB5070882, KB5066836, KB5065427, KB5063871
- Replaced by
- KB5071543
| Version | Build | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 14393.8594 | General availability |
Security
| Vulnerability | Severity | CVSS |
|---|---|---|
|
Windows GDI+ Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
|
Critical | 9.8 |
|
Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
|
Important | 8.8 |
|
Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
|
Important | 8.0 |
|
Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
|
Important | 8.0 |
|
Windows Smart Card Reader Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
|
Important | 7.8 |
|
Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
|
Important | 7.8 |
|
Microsoft Streaming Service Proxy Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
|
Important | 7.8 |
|
Windows Remote Desktop Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
|
Important | 7.8 |
|
Windows Client-Side Caching Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
|
Important | 7.8 |
|
Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
|
Important | 7.8 |
|
Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
|
Important | 7.8 |
|
Windows OLE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
|
Important | 7.8 |
|
Windows Transport Driver Interface (TDI) Translation Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
|
Important | 7.8 |
|
Windows Kerberos Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
|
Important | 7.5 |
|
DirectX Graphics Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
|
Important | 7.0 |
|
Windows Speech Runtime Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
|
Important | 7.0 |
|
Windows Speech Recognition Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
|
Important | 7.0 |
|
Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
|
Important | 7.0 |
|
Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
|
Important | 7.0 |
|
Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
|
Important | 7.0 |
|
Storvsp.sys Driver Denial of Service Vulnerability
|
Important | 6.5 |
|
Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) Denial of Service Vulnerability
|
Important | 5.5 |
|
Windows Bluetooth RFCOM Protocol Driver Information Disclosure Vulnerability
|
Important | 5.5 |
|
Windows Hyper-V Information Disclosure Vulnerability
|
Important | 5.5 |
Downloads (Microsoft Update Catalog)
x64
2016
1.6 GB
Updated components
478 files changed since the previous update for the same versions.
| Top changed components | Files |
|---|---|
| Graphics and display | 10 |
| Remote Desktop | 7 |
| Hyper-V and virtualization | 6 |
| Security and sign-in | 5 |
| Search | 4 |
| File Explorer and shell | 3 |
| Kernel | 3 |
| Secure Boot | 2 |
| Settings | 2 |
| Audio | 1 |
| Bluetooth | 1 |
| Networking | 1 |
Sources
Updated
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (2)
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1.
Fixed: This update addresses an issue that created unexpected User Account Control (UAC) prompts for some apps, including Autodesk AutoCAD.
support.microsoft.com -
2.
This update contains miscellaneous security improvements to internal Windows OS functionality. No specific issues are documented for this release.
support.microsoft.com
Checked automatically: 8 of 8 checks passed, 2 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: passed
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