Description of the security update for Office 2016: August 11, 2026 (KB5002902)

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 Office Remote Code Execution vulnerability. To learn more about the vulnerability, see [Microsoft Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2026-63515](https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide /vulnerability/CVE-2026-63515).

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 5002830.

File hash information

File name SHA256 hash
graph2016-kb5002902-fullfile-x86-glb.exe 549640C3FFED41A384043495ADF9BDA3C9BD1293EDDA65C384D44CE516FE7D01
graph2016-kb5002902-fullfile-x64-glb.exe 4D6E7A51011B2A2FCA2196641495FFEEDE9F58967EAC10022149F0D56574AAF8

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
Graph.exe 16.0.5565.1001 44,24,984 03-Aug-26 00:30

For all supported x64-based versions of Office 2016

File name File version File size Date Time
Graph.exe 16.0.5565.1001 57,37,832 03-Aug-26 00:30

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