Description of the security update for Office 2016: December 8, 2020

Summary

This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Office file. To learn more about these vulnerabilities, see Microsoft Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2020-17128.

Note To apply this security update, you must have the release version of Office 2016 installed on the computer.Be aware that the update in the Microsoft Download Center applies to the Microsoft Installer (.msi)-based edition of Office 2016. It doesn’t apply to the Office 2016 Click-to-Run editions, such as Microsoft Office 365 Home (see What version of Office am I using?).

How to get and install the update

Method 1: Microsoft Update

This update is available from Microsoft Update. When you turn on automatic updating, this update will be downloaded and installed automatically. For more information about how to get security updates automatically, see Windows Update: FAQ.

Method 2: Microsoft Update Catalog

To get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

Method 3: Microsoft Download Center

You can get the standalone update package through the Microsoft Download Center. Follow the installation instructions on the download page to install the update.

• Download security update 4486757 for the 32-bit version of Office 2016
• Download security update 4486757 for the 64-bit version of Office 2016

More information

Security update deployment information

For deployment information about this update, see security update deployment information: December 8, 2020.

Security update replacement information

This security update replaces previously released security update 4486722.

File hash information

File name	SHA1 hash	SHA256 hash
graph2016-kb4486757-fullfile-x86-glb.exe	70F640F5765D570A4295288B031F2022BE2C8E98	EABD95DA89CD9D5D94F7F4F18D0992580DF12C1E8912E8754B342F2CEE873260
graph2016-kb4486757-fullfile-x64-glb.exe	09B08B98E620021B4063F531AC055C0194594A5E	FA826529316AA31B3DC5597174CFC71DB827BF9D2CBA63F43A745EDF57274C40

File informationThe English (United States) version of this software update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

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For all supported x86-based versions of Office 2016

File identifier	File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
graph.exe	graph.exe	16.0.5095.1000	4419960	13-Nov-20	12:17

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For all supported x64-based versions of Office 2016

File identifier	File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
graph.exe	graph.exe	16.0.5095.1000	5731192	13-Nov-20	12:19

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