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KB5002620: Office 2019 Security Update (July 2024)

KB5002620 is a High security update for Office 2019, released 2024-07-09. It closes 2 CVEs with a maximum CVSS of 8.8. It is the 13th largest of the 32 updates Microsoft shipped that month, by CVEs closed.

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Update summary

High
2024-07-09
Released
2
CVEs fixed
8.8
Max CVSS v3
High
Severity
Deploy this cycle
Fixes 2 CVEs for Office 2019. No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation in this set today.

Fixes 2 CVEs. Most severe CVSS 8.8 (High). EPSS exploit probability up to 3.5%. Among the top half of tracked Microsoft updates by EPSS exploit probability.

Microsoft Update Catalog: download KB5002620Microsoft support article
Senserva AI Opinion for KB5002620

This July 2024 Office update fixes CVE-2024-38020 and CVE-2024-38021, both contributing to a High, CVSS 8.8 rating, across Office 2019 and Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise. Client-side Office vulnerabilities at this severity typically matter most for users who regularly open documents from external senders. EPSS sits at 4 percent with no KEV or ransomware association.

Do this: Deploy KB5002620 to Office 2019 and Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise installs in the standard update cycle.

AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

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Full tracking and change history for KB5002620

Released
2024-07-09
Last changed
2024-07-09
Changes tracked
1

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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.

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploited
CVE-2024-38020High8.83.5%No
CVE-2024-38021High8.83.5%No

Scope and sources

Affected products
Also released in July 2024

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4 CVEs · High · exploited

KB5002615

4 CVEs · High · exploited

KB5002618

4 CVEs · High · exploited

KB5040426

1 CVE · High · exploited

KB5040711

1 CVE · High

KB5040712

1 CVE · High

KB5040936

38 CVEs · High

KB5040939

38 CVEs · High

The full month, summarized: Microsoft Patch Tuesday.

Authoritative references
Official KB5002620 page (Microsoft Support)Microsoft Update CatalogMicrosoft Security Update Guide

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