Patch tracker / KB5056717

KB5056717: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Centra Security Update (April 2025)

KB5056717 is a Medium security update for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Centra, released 2025-04-08. It closes 1 CVE with a maximum CVSS of 5.5. It is the 25th largest of the 35 updates Microsoft shipped that month, by CVEs closed.

Update summary

Medium

2025-04-08

Released

CVEs fixed

5.5

Max CVSS v3

Medium

Severity

Deploy this cycle

Fixes 1 CVE for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Centra. No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation in this set today.

Fixes 1 CVE. Most severe CVSS 5.5 (Medium). EPSS exploit probability up to <1%. Among the lower half of tracked Microsoft updates by EPSS exploit probability.

Microsoft Update Catalog: download KB5056717 Microsoft support article

Senserva AI Opinion for KB5056717

KB5056717 patches CVE-2025-29821, a Medium severity issue (CVSS 5.5) affecting several Dynamics 365 Business Central update waves. Business Central is often deployed by finance teams with direct access to sensitive ERP data, so even a Medium finding here deserves attention from whoever owns that platform.

Do this: Confirm with the Business Central admin that KB5056717 has been applied to the affected update waves.

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

Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for KB5056717

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 KB5056717 (source: https://senserva.com/kb/5056717.html, data from MSRC, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS, NVD, refreshed twice a day (5 AM and 3 PM US Central)):
- Update: KB5056717, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Centra, released 2025-04-08
- Severity: Medium; fixes 1 CVE, max CVSS 5.5
- Actively exploited (CISA KEV): no
- CVEs include: CVE-2025-29821
- Download: https://catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB5056717
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 KB5056717

Released: 2025-04-08
Last changed: 2025-04-08
Changes tracked: 1

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 KB5056717 is installed

Elevated PowerShell. No output means it is not installed.

# Is KB5056717 installed? (elevated PowerShell)
Get-HotFix -Id KB5056717 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

# Across many machines (replace the names):
Invoke-Command -ComputerName SERVER01,SERVER02 {
  Get-HotFix -Id KB5056717 -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
CVE-2025-29821	Medium	5.5	<1%	No

Scope and sources

Affected products

Also released in April 2025

Authoritative references

Official KB5056717 page (Microsoft Support)Microsoft Update Catalog Microsoft Security Update Guide

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KB5056717: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Centra Security Update (April 2025)

Update summary

Full tracking and change history for KB5056717

Check if KB5056717 is installed

CVEs fixed by this update

Scope and sources

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