Patch tracker / KB5002688

KB5002688: Microsoft Access 2016 Security Update (January 2025)

KB5002688 is a High security update for Microsoft Access 2016, released 2025-01-14. It closes 1 CVE with a maximum CVSS of 7.8. It is the 26th largest of the 44 updates Microsoft shipped that month, by CVEs closed.

Update summary

High
2025-01-14
Released
1
CVEs fixed
7.8
Max CVSS v3
High
Severity
Deploy this cycle
Fixes 1 CVE for Microsoft Access 2016. No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation in this set today.

Fixes 1 CVE. Most severe CVSS 7.8 (High). EPSS exploit probability up to 1.0%. Among the lower half of tracked Microsoft updates by EPSS exploit probability.

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A newer security update for Microsoft Access 2016 (32-bit edition) has shipped since this one: KB5002912 (2026-09-08). For cumulative update families the newer package includes these fixes, so installing that one is usually the shorter path. Verify against your own update rings before you skip this package.

Microsoft Update Catalog: download KB5002688Microsoft support article
Senserva AI Opinion for KB5002688

KB5002688 fixes CVE-2025-21395, a High severity, CVSS 7.8 vulnerability in Office 2019 and Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise from January 2025. It has no CISA KEV or ransomware association, and EPSS is low, so treat it as standard monthly Office maintenance. Any user opening untrusted documents on unpatched Office builds is the exposed population.

Do this: Include KB5002688 in the January 2025 Office patch rollout for remaining endpoints.

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 KB5002688

Released
2025-01-14
Last changed
2026-09-26
Changes tracked
2

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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-2025-21395High7.81.0%No

Scope and sources

Affected products
Also released in January 2025

KB5049981

121 CVEs · Critical · exploited

KB5049984

128 CVEs · Critical · exploited

KB5050009

128 CVEs · Critical · exploited

KB5050021

121 CVEs · Critical · exploited

KB5049983

122 CVEs · Critical

KB5049993

112 CVEs · Critical

KB5050004

93 CVEs · Critical

KB5050006

71 CVEs · Critical

The full month, summarized: Microsoft Patch Tuesday.

Authoritative references
Official KB5002688 page (Microsoft Support)Microsoft Update CatalogMicrosoft Security Update Guide

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