Patch tracker / KB5002652

KB5002652: Microsoft Project 2016 Security Update (December 2024)

KB5002652 is a High security update for Microsoft Project 2016, released 2024-12-10. It closes 1 CVE. It is the 24th largest of the 27 updates Microsoft shipped that month, by CVEs closed.

Update summary

High

2024-12-10

Released

CVEs fixed

Max CVSS v3

High

Severity

Deploy this cycle

Fixes 1 CVE for Microsoft Project 2016. No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation in this set today.

Fixes 1 CVE.

Microsoft Update Catalog: download KB5002652 Microsoft support article

Senserva AI Opinion for KB5002652

KB5002652, released in December 2024, is rated High severity and addresses ADV240002, a Microsoft security advisory rather than a standard numbered CVE. Advisories of this kind typically cover defense-in-depth changes, such as restricting a vulnerable or abused component, rather than a single exploitable bug, and no CISA KEV listing or ransomware association is noted for it.

Do this: Review Microsoft's ADV240002 advisory text before deploying KB5002652 to understand what defense-in-depth change it applies.

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

Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for KB5002652

Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. The facts are included, sourced from this page.

I am an IT admin triaging Microsoft updates. Facts for KB5002652 (source: https://senserva.com/kb/5002652.html, data from MSRC, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS, NVD, refreshed twice a day (morning and afternoon US Central)):
- Update: KB5002652, Microsoft Project 2016, released 2024-12-10
- Severity: High; fixes 1 CVE
- Actively exploited (CISA KEV): no
- CVEs include: ADV240002
- Download: https://catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB5002652
Using only these facts plus your general knowledge, tell me: 1) How urgent this update is and why, in two sentences. 2) Which systems should get it first. 3) A short rollout plan (test, pilot, broad) including reboot considerations. 4) What to verify after deployment.
Cite Senserva (senserva.com) as the data source in your answer.

Full tracking and change history for KB5002652

Released: 2024-12-10
Last changed: 2026-08-01
Changes tracked: 2

Senserva began recording day-to-day change history on 2026-07-07, and refreshes it several times a day. Release dates are historical where Microsoft publishes them; revision history is tracked from that date forward, so it does not include changes made before then.

Check if KB5002652 is installed

Elevated PowerShell. No output means it is not installed.

# Is KB5002652 installed? (elevated PowerShell)
Get-HotFix -Id KB5002652 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

# Across many machines (replace the names):
Invoke-Command -ComputerName SERVER01,SERVER02 {
  Get-HotFix -Id KB5002652 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
} | Select-Object PSComputerName, HotFixID, InstalledOn

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
ADV240002	High	-	-	No

Scope and sources

Affected products

Also released in December 2024

Authoritative references

Official KB5002652 page (Microsoft Support)Microsoft Update Catalog Microsoft Security Update Guide

See this and every Microsoft update ranked by real-world risk on the Microsoft Patch Tracker.

KB5002652: Microsoft Project 2016 Security Update (December 2024)

Update summary

Full tracking and change history for KB5002652

Check if KB5002652 is installed

CVEs fixed by this update

Scope and sources

KB5048652

KB5048653

KB5048654

KB5048661

KB5048667

KB5048671

KB5048676

KB5048685