Patch tracker / KB5074204

KB5074204: Windows Server 2019 Security Update (December 2025)

KB5074204 is a High security update for Windows Server 2019, released 2025-12-09. It closes 1 CVE with a maximum CVSS of 7.8. It is the 52nd largest of the 59 updates Microsoft shipped that month, by CVEs closed.

Update summary

High
2025-12-09
Released
1
CVEs fixed
7.8
Max CVSS v3
High
Severity
Deploy this cycle
Fixes 1 CVE for Windows Server 2019. No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation in this set today.

Fixes 1 CVE. Most severe CVSS 7.8 (High). EPSS exploit probability up to 1.5%. Among the lower half of tracked Microsoft updates by EPSS exploit probability.

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A newer security update for Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems has shipped since this one: KB5094041 (2026-08-11). 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.

Senserva AI Opinion for KB5074204

KB5074204 is a December 9, 2025 update for Windows 10 Version 1809 and Windows Server 2019 that patches a single flaw, CVE-2025-54100, rated High at CVSS 7.8. The 7.8 score with a 2 percent EPSS points to a local privilege escalation style issue rather than remote wormable exploitation, and it is not in CISA KEV nor tied to ransomware. Server 2019 domain controllers and remaining 1809 endpoints are the exposed population.

Do this: Deploy KB5074204 to your Server 2019 and Windows 10 1809 systems through your normal December patch ring, prioritizing multi-user servers where local privilege escalation matters most.

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Full tracking and change history for KB5074204

Released
2025-12-09
Last changed
2026-07-08
Changes tracked
2

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CVEs fixed by this update

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CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploited
CVE-2025-54100High7.84.6%No

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