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
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
98.2%
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Change log
Change date | Change description |
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August 13, 2024 | The BitLocker Recovery screen known issue is resolved in update KB5041847. |
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End of support information
Windows Server 2008 SP2 Extended Security Updates (ESU) third and final year ended on January 10, 2023. Additionally, Extended Security Updates on Azure only support ended on January 9, 2024. For more information, see Extended Security Updates for Windows Server overview.We recommend that you upgrade to a later version of Windows Server. For more information, see Overview of Windows Server upgrades.
Learn more about this security-only update, including improvements, any known issues, and how to get the update.
NoteAs of July 2020, optional non-security releases for this operating system are no longer offered. Operating systems in extended support have only cumulative monthly security updates.Verify that you have installed the required updates in the How to get this update section before installing this update.For information about the various types of Windows updates, such as critical, security, driver, service packs, and so on, see Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates. To view other notes and messages for Windows Server 2008 SP2, see Windows Server 2008 SP2 update history.
The following is a summary of the key issues that this update addresses. The bold text within the brackets indicates the item or area of the change we are documenting.
Symptom | Next step |
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After installing this update and restarting your device, you might receive the error, “Failure to configure Windows updates. Reverting Changes. Do not turn off your computer”, and the update might show as Failed inUpdate History. | This is expected in the following circumstances: |
Before installing this updateWe strongly recommend that you install the latest servicing stack update (SSU) for your operating system before you install the latest Monthly Rollup. SSUs improve the reliability of the update process to mitigate potential issues while installing the Monthly Rollup and applying Microsoft security fixes. For general information about SSUs, see Servicing stack updates and Servicing Stack Updates (SSU): Frequently Asked Questions.If you use Windows Update, the latest SSU (KB5039341) will be offered to you automatically. To get the standalone package for the latest SSU, search for it in the Microsoft Update Catalog.Language packsIf you install a language pack after you install this update, you must reinstall this update. Therefore, we recommend that you install any language packs that you need before you install this update. For more information, see Learn about adding a language pack to Windows.Install this updateTo install this update, use one of the following release channels.
Windows UpdateUpdate CatalogServer Update Services
Available | Next step |
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No | This update is not available from Windows Update. See theUpdate CatalogorServer Update Services release channel. |
Available | Next step |
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Yes | To get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.To download updates from the Update Catalog, see Steps to download updates from the Windows Update Catalog. |
Available | Next step |
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Yes | This update will automatically sync if you configureProducts and Classifications as follows: |
Reminder If you are using Security-only updates, you will also need to install all previous Security-only updates and the latest cumulative update for Internet Explorer (KB5040426).
For a list of the files that are provided in this update, download the file information for update KB5040490.