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December 14, 2021—KB5008223 (OS Build 20348.405)

2021-12-1408:00:00

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9.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.5 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

8.5 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

0.036 Low

EPSS

Percentile

91.5%

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December 14, 2021—KB5008223 (OS Build 20348.405)

11/9/2021 IMPORTANT Because of minimal operations during the holidays and the upcoming Western new year, there won’t be a preview release (known as a “C” release) for the month of December 2021. There will be a monthly security release (known as a “B” release) for December 2021. Normal monthly servicing for both B and C releases will resume in January 2022.

Improvements and fixes

This security update includes quality improvements. Key changes include:

Addresses a known issue that might prevent Microsoft Defender for Endpoint from starting or running on devices that have a Windows Server Core installation.
If you installed earlier updates, only the new fixes contained in this package will be downloaded and installed on your device.For more information about the resolved security vulnerabilities, please refer to the Security Update Guide and the December 2021 Security Updates.

Windows 10 servicing stack update - 20348.403

This update makes quality improvements to the servicing stack, which is the component that installs Windows updates. Servicing stack updates (SSU) ensure that you have a robust and reliable servicing stack so that your devices can receive and install Microsoft updates.

Known issues in this update

Symptom	Workaround
After you install this update on a server that is running Windows Server 2022, you might not be able to use Remote Desktop to reach the server. Eventually, the server might stop responding. Additionally, a black screen might appear, and signing in and general performance might slow.	This issue is resolved in KB5010197.
After installing this update, text input using a Japanese IME might be entered out of order or the text cursor might move unexpectedly in apps that use the multibyte character set (MBCS). This issue affects both the Microsoft Japanese IME and third-party Japanese IMEs.	This issue is resolved in KB5009555.
Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps might not open on devices that have undergone a Windows device reset. This includes operations that were initiated using Mobile Device Management (MDM), such as Reset this PC, Push-button reset, and Autopilot Reset. UWP apps you downloaded from the Microsoft Store are not affected. Only a limited set of apps are affected, including:

App packages with framework dependencies
Apps that are provisioned for the device, not per user account.
The affected apps will fail to open without error messages or other observable symptoms. They must be re-installed to restore functionality.| This issue is addressed in KB5015879 for all releases starting September 14, 2021 and later.

How to get this update

Before installing this updateMicrosoft now combines the latest servicing stack update (SSU) for your operating system with the latest cumulative update (LCU). For general information about SSUs, see Servicing stack updates and Servicing Stack Updates (SSU): Frequently Asked Questions.Install this update****Release Channel	Available	Next Step
Windows Update and Microsoft Update	Yes	None. This update will be downloaded and installed automatically from Windows Update.
Windows Update for Business	Yes	None. This update will be downloaded and installed automatically from Windows Update in accordance with configured policies.
Microsoft Update Catalog	Yes	To get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)	Yes	This update will automatically sync with WSUS if you configure Products and Classifications as follows:Product: Microsoft Server operating system-21H2Classification: Security Updates

If you want to remove the LCUTo remove the LCU after installing the combined SSU and LCU package, use the DISM/Remove-Package command line option with the LCU package name as the argument. You can find the package name by using this command:DISM /online /get-packages.Running Windows Update Standalone Installer (wusa.exe) with the**/uninstall **switch on the combined package will not work because the combined package contains the SSU. You cannot remove the SSU from the system after installation.

File InformationFor a list of the files that are provided in this update, download the file information for cumulative update 5008223.For a list of the files that are provided in the servicing stack update, download the file information for the SSU - version 20348.403.