Patch tracker / KB5002588
KB5002588: Office Online Server Security Update (April 2025)
KB5002588 is a High security update for Office Online Server, released 2025-04-08. 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 KB5002588
KB5002588 fixes CVE-2025-26642, a High severity, CVSS 7.8 issue spanning Office Online Server, SharePoint Server 2019, and Office 2019 from April 2025. Covering three distinct roles in one KB means server farms and desktop clients alike need this reviewed. It is not currently in CISA KEV or tied to ransomware, so this fits standard patch cadence.
Do this: Apply KB5002588 across Office Online Server, SharePoint Server 2019, and Office 2019 as applicable.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for KB5002588
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Full tracking and change history for KB5002588
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Exploitation and severity
Fixes 1 CVE. Most severe CVSS 7.8 (High). EPSS exploit probability up to <1%.
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 KB5002588 is missing on your devices.
Check if KB5002588 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
Sorted exploited-first, then by CVSS. Every CVE links to its Senserva page with the full risk facts, references, and a ready-to-paste AI prompt.
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-26642 | High | 8.8 | 22% | No |
Affected products
Also released in April 2025
The highest-risk updates from the same release:
The full month, summarized: Microsoft Patch Tuesday.
Authoritative references
See this and every Microsoft update ranked by real-world risk on the Microsoft Patch Tracker.