Description of the security update for Office 2016: July 8, 2025 (KB5002655)

Applies To
Office Standard 2016 Office Professional 2016 Office Professional Plus 2016 Office Home and Business 2016 Office Home and Student 2016

Summary

This security update resolves a Microsoft Word remote code execution vulnerability. To learn more about the vulnerability, see Microsoft Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2025-49700.

Note

To apply this security update, you must have the release version of Microsoft 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. To install the update, follow the installation instructions on the download page.

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 5002635.

File hash information

File name SHA256 hash
msodll99l2016-kb5002655-fullfile-x86-glb.exe 56C1BE062DF3B4752C7D0E207E475198D812E8DF59E00704E00215CC83893868
msodll99l2016-kb5002655-fullfile-x64-glb.exe 3E5763C3DB362A0D47A3F90AC49B884C067DDAEB340A974613DAB49952C0CBD0

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.

For all supported x86-based versions of Office 2016

File name File version File size Date Time
Mso99lres.dll 16.0.4684.1000 9,501,424 10-Jun-2025 12:59
Mso99lwin32client.dll.x64 16.0.5508.1000 8,185,360 11-Jun-2025 08:15
Mso99lwin32client.dll.x86 16.0.5508.1000 5,879,336 11-Jun-2025 07:57

For all supported x64-based versions of Office 2016

File name File version File size Date Time
Mso99lres.dll 16.0.4666.1000 9,501,416 10-Jun-2025 12:57
Mso99lres.dll.x86 16.0.4684.1000 9,501,424 10-Jun-2025 13:02
Mso99lwin32client.dll.x64 16.0.5508.1000 8,185,360 11-Jun-2025 07:57
Mso99lwin32client.dll.x86 16.0.5508.1000 5,879,336 11-Jun-2025 08:00

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