Description of the security update for Publisher 2016: April 11, 2023 (KB5002221)

Summary

This security update resolves a Microsoft Publisher remote code execution vulnerability. To learn more about the vulnerability, see the following security advisories:

• Microsoft Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2023-28287
• Microsoft Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2023-28295

**Note:**To apply this security update, you must have the release version of Publisher 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 stand-alone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

Method 3: Microsoft Download Center

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

• Download security update 5002221 for the 32-bit version of Publisher 2016
• Download security update 5002221 for the 64-bit version of Publisher 2016

More information

Security update deployment information

For deployment information about this update, see Deployments - Security Update Guide.

Security update replacement information

This security update replaces previously released security update 4493152.

File hash information

File name	SHA256 hash
publisher2016-kb5002221-fullfile-x86-glb.exe	A08AD5624BAFE45A912FC0A5B0765F73E7C4AD97A5B072663C9E1F82B8CF89DE
publisher2016-kb5002221-fullfile-x64-glb.exe	5295F06D2240BD7AD300DF336EBE678B0BFAEB6471A0C49555A305D6BF6F9670

File information

The 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 Publisher 2016

File identifier	File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
pub6intl.dll_1025	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	5978816	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_1025	pubcolor.scm		28160	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1026	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	6025400	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_1026	pubcolor.scm		29696	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1029	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	6037696	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_1029	pubcolor.scm		29184	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1030	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	5988544	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_1030	pubcolor.scm		29184	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1031	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	6046392	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_1031	pubcolor.scm		29696	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1032	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	6072000	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_1032	pubcolor.scm		29696	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_3082	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	6019264	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_3082	pubcolor.scm		29696	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1061	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	5982904	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_1061	pubcolor.scm		29696	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1035	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	5987008	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_1035	pubcolor.scm		30208	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1036	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	6037696	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_1036	pubcolor.scm		28672	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1037	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	5945016	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_1037	pubcolor.scm		28160	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1081	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	6052536	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_1081	pubcolor.scm		28160	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1050	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	5995704	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_1050	pubcolor.scm		29696	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1038	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	6033088	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_1038	pubcolor.scm		30208	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1057	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	5991104	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_1057	pubcolor.scm		29184	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1040	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	5994688	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_1040	pubcolor.scm		29696	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1041	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	5976256	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_1041	pubcolor.scm		27136	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1087	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	6052032	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_1087	pubcolor.scm		29184	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1042	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	5965504	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_1042	pubcolor.scm		26624	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1063	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	6023872	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_1063	pubcolor.scm		30208	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1062	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	6021816	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_1062	pubcolor.scm		29696	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1086	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	5996728	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_1086	pubcolor.scm		29184	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1044	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	5983424	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_1044	pubcolor.scm		29696	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1043	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	5999288	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_1043	pubcolor.scm		29184	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1045	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	6048960	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_1045	pubcolor.scm		29696	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1046	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	6006968	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_1046	pubcolor.scm		29696	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_2070	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	6024896	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_2070	pubcolor.scm		29696	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1048	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	6057152	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_1048	pubcolor.scm		28672	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1049	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	6017208	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_1049	pubcolor.scm		29696	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1051	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	6048960	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_1051	pubcolor.scm		30208	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1060	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	6004416	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_1060	pubcolor.scm		29696	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_2074	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	6010552	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_2074	pubcolor.scm		29696	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_9242	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	6010560	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_9242	pubcolor.scm		29696	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1053	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	5990592	15-Mar-23	02:46
pubcolor.scm_1053	pubcolor.scm		29184	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1054	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	6023360	15-Mar-23	02:47
pubcolor.scm_1054	pubcolor.scm		30208	15-Mar-23	02:47
pub6intl.dll_1055	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	6037184	15-Mar-23	02:47
pubcolor.scm_1055	pubcolor.scm		29184	15-Mar-23	02:47
pub6intl.dll_1058	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	6025920	15-Mar-23	02:47
pubcolor.scm_1058	pubcolor.scm		29184	15-Mar-23	02:47
pub6intl.dll_1066	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	6068928	15-Mar-23	02:47
pubcolor.scm_1066	pubcolor.scm		30208	15-Mar-23	02:47
pub6intl.dll_2052	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	5948608	15-Mar-23	02:47
pubcolor.scm_2052	pubcolor.scm		26624	15-Mar-23	02:47
pub6intl.dll_1028	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	5950144	15-Mar-23	02:47
pubcolor.scm_1028	pubcolor.scm		26624	15-Mar-23	02:47
pub6intl.dll_1033	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4684.1000	5972664	14-Mar-23	11:57
morph9.dll	morph9.dll	16.0.5384.1000	485816	14-Mar-23	11:57
mspub.exe	mspub.exe	16.0.5391.1000	10658704	16-Mar-23	12:41
prtf9.dll	prtf9.dll	16.0.5149.1000	154016	14-Mar-23	11:57
ptxt9.dll	ptxt9.dll	16.0.5391.1000	734624	16-Mar-23	12:41
pubconv.dll	pubconv.dll	16.0.5391.1000	653712	16-Mar-23	12:41

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For all supported x64-based versions of Publisher 2016

File identifier	File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
pub6intl.dll_1025	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	5997928	16-Mar-23	12:40
pubcolor.scm_1025	pubcolor.scm		28160	15-Mar-23	02:45
pub6intl.dll_1026	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	6038928	16-Mar-23	12:40
pubcolor.scm_1026	pubcolor.scm		29696	15-Mar-23	02:45
pub6intl.dll_1029	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	6051176	16-Mar-23	12:40
pubcolor.scm_1029	pubcolor.scm		29184	15-Mar-23	02:45
pub6intl.dll_1030	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	6002552	16-Mar-23	12:40
pubcolor.scm_1030	pubcolor.scm		29184	15-Mar-23	02:45
pub6intl.dll_1031	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	6059848	16-Mar-23	12:40
pubcolor.scm_1031	pubcolor.scm		29696	15-Mar-23	02:45
pub6intl.dll_1032	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	6086040	16-Mar-23	12:40
pubcolor.scm_1032	pubcolor.scm		29696	15-Mar-23	02:45
pub6intl.dll_3082	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	6033296	16-Mar-23	12:40
pubcolor.scm_3082	pubcolor.scm		29696	15-Mar-23	02:45
pub6intl.dll_1061	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	5996360	16-Mar-23	12:40
pubcolor.scm_1061	pubcolor.scm		29696	15-Mar-23	02:45
pub6intl.dll_1035	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	6000536	16-Mar-23	12:40
pubcolor.scm_1035	pubcolor.scm		30208	15-Mar-23	02:45
pub6intl.dll_1036	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	6051144	16-Mar-23	12:40
pubcolor.scm_1036	pubcolor.scm		28672	15-Mar-23	02:45
pub6intl.dll_1037	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	5963592	16-Mar-23	12:40
pubcolor.scm_1037	pubcolor.scm		28160	15-Mar-23	02:45
pub6intl.dll_1081	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	6066624	16-Mar-23	12:40
pubcolor.scm_1081	pubcolor.scm		28160	15-Mar-23	02:45
pub6intl.dll_1050	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	6009240	16-Mar-23	12:40
pubcolor.scm_1050	pubcolor.scm		29696	15-Mar-23	02:45
pub6intl.dll_1038	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	6046616	16-Mar-23	12:41
pubcolor.scm_1038	pubcolor.scm		30208	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1057	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	6004624	16-Mar-23	12:41
pubcolor.scm_1057	pubcolor.scm		29184	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1040	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	6008728	16-Mar-23	12:41
pubcolor.scm_1040	pubcolor.scm		29696	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1041	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	5990224	16-Mar-23	12:40
pubcolor.scm_1041	pubcolor.scm		27136	15-Mar-23	02:45
pub6intl.dll_1087	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	6065560	16-Mar-23	12:41
pubcolor.scm_1087	pubcolor.scm		29184	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1042	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	5979464	16-Mar-23	12:41
pubcolor.scm_1042	pubcolor.scm		26624	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1063	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	6037912	16-Mar-23	12:41
pubcolor.scm_1063	pubcolor.scm		30208	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1062	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	6035304	16-Mar-23	12:41
pubcolor.scm_1062	pubcolor.scm		29696	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1086	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	6010304	16-Mar-23	12:41
pubcolor.scm_1086	pubcolor.scm		29184	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1044	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	5996952	16-Mar-23	12:41
pubcolor.scm_1044	pubcolor.scm		29696	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1043	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	6013376	16-Mar-23	12:41
pubcolor.scm_1043	pubcolor.scm		29184	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1045	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	6062952	16-Mar-23	12:41
pubcolor.scm_1045	pubcolor.scm		29696	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1046	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	6020544	16-Mar-23	12:41
pubcolor.scm_1046	pubcolor.scm		29696	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_2070	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	6038344	16-Mar-23	12:41
pubcolor.scm_2070	pubcolor.scm		29696	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1048	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	6070680	16-Mar-23	12:41
pubcolor.scm_1048	pubcolor.scm		28672	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1049	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	6031288	16-Mar-23	12:41
pubcolor.scm_1049	pubcolor.scm		29696	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1051	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	6062416	16-Mar-23	12:41
pubcolor.scm_1051	pubcolor.scm		30208	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1060	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	6018496	16-Mar-23	12:41
pubcolor.scm_1060	pubcolor.scm		29696	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_2074	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	6024080	16-Mar-23	12:41
pubcolor.scm_2074	pubcolor.scm		29696	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_9242	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	6024008	16-Mar-23	12:41
pubcolor.scm_9242	pubcolor.scm		29696	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1053	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	6004072	16-Mar-23	12:41
pubcolor.scm_1053	pubcolor.scm		29184	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1054	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	6037320	16-Mar-23	12:41
pubcolor.scm_1054	pubcolor.scm		30208	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1055	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	6050640	16-Mar-23	12:41
pubcolor.scm_1055	pubcolor.scm		29184	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1058	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	6039368	16-Mar-23	12:41
pubcolor.scm_1058	pubcolor.scm		29184	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1066	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	6082376	16-Mar-23	12:41
pubcolor.scm_1066	pubcolor.scm		30208	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_2052	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	5962176	16-Mar-23	12:41
pubcolor.scm_2052	pubcolor.scm		26624	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1028	pub6intl.dll	16.0.5391.1000	5963592	16-Mar-23	12:41
pubcolor.scm_1028	pubcolor.scm		26624	15-Mar-23	02:46
pub6intl.dll_1033	pub6intl.dll	16.0.4666.1000	5982392	14-Mar-23	11:56
morph9.dll	morph9.dll	16.0.5384.1000	639432	14-Mar-23	11:57
mspub.exe	mspub.exe	16.0.5391.1000	13655488	16-Mar-23	12:40
prtf9.dll	prtf9.dll	16.0.5095.1000	185192	14-Mar-23	11:57
ptxt9.dll	ptxt9.dll	16.0.5391.1000	960904	16-Mar-23	12:40
pubconv.dll	pubconv.dll	16.0.5391.1000	864744	16-Mar-23	12:40
pubtrap.dll	pubtrap.dll	16.0.5149.1000	72576	14-Mar-23	11:57

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