October 24, 2025—KB5070893 (OS Build 26100.6905) Security Update for Windows Server Update Services
Applies To
Release Date:
10/24/2025
Version:
OS Build 26100.6905
Windows Secure Boot certificate expirationImportant: Secure Boot certificates used by most Windows devices are set to expire starting in June 2026. This might affect the ability of certain personal and business devices to boot securely if not updated in time. To avoid disruption, we recommend reviewing the guidance and taking action to update certificates in advance. For details and preparation steps, see Windows Secure Boot certificate expiration and CA updates.
This update applies to Windows Server 2025 Datacenter & Standard machines connected to Azure Arc. To learn more about Windows update terminology, see types of Windows updates and the monthly quality update types. For an overview, see the update history page for Windows Server 2025. Â
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Improvements and fixes
This security update includes quality improvements. The following summary outlines key issues addressed by this update.
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[Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)] Fixed: This update addresses a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability that was identified in WSUS reporting web services. For more information about the security fix, see CVE-2025-59287.
This is a standalone update that requires a reboot only for Servers that have WSUS enabled. This update will not reset the previous baseline.​​​​​​​
If you've already installed previous updates, your device will download and install only the new updates included in this package.
Known issues in this update
After installing this update or later updates, Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) does not display synchronization error details within its error reporting. This functionality is temporarily removed to address the Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, CVE-2025-59287.
How to get this update
Before you install this update
Microsoft 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.Â
Install this update
To install this update, use one of the following Windows and Microsoft release channels.
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This update downloads and installs automatically from Windows update and Microsoft Update. |
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his update will automatically sync with Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) if you configure Products and Classifications as follows: Product: Microsoft Server operating system-24H2 Classification: Security Updates |
If you want to remove the LCU
To 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 information
For a list of the files that are in this update, download the file information for cumulative update 5070893.
For a list of the files that are in the servicing stack update, download the file information for the SSU (KB5067360) - version 26100.6893.
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