Patch tracker / KB2920716
KB2920716: Microsoft Office 2016 Security Update (December 2024)
KB2920716 is a High security update for Microsoft Office 2016, released 2024-12-10. It closes 1 CVE with a maximum CVSS of 7.8. Get it from the Microsoft Update Catalog below, and see where it sits against the rest of the month on the patch tracker.
Update summary
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Senserva AI Opinion for KB2920716
KB2920716 is the Office 2016 specific fix for CVE-2024-43600, a High severity, CVSS 7.8 vulnerability shared across this month's Office 2016 and SharePoint 2016 updates. It affects both 32-bit and 64-bit Office 2016 installs, and while it is not currently in CISA KEV or associated with ransomware, unpatched Office clients remain a common entry point for document-based attacks. Any organization still supporting Office 2016 needs this applied to close the gap.
Do this: Push KB2920716 to remaining Office 2016 installations.
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Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for KB2920716
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Full tracking and change history for KB2920716
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Exploitation and severity
Fixes 1 CVE. Most severe CVSS 7.8 (High). EPSS exploit probability up to 1.2%.
Among the lower half of tracked Microsoft updates by EPSS exploit probability.
What to do
Moderate priority: schedule it in your normal patch cycle. Senserva flags whether KB2920716 is missing on your devices.
Check if KB2920716 is installed
Copy-paste PowerShell: one machine, or your whole estate in one pass. No output means the update is not installed.
Get-HotFix covers Windows updates. Office, SharePoint, and Exchange server updates show under installed updates in Programs and Features, or check the Update Catalog history.
CVEs fixed by this update
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| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-43600 | High | 7.8 | 1.2% | No |
Also released in December 2024
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Authoritative references
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