Summary
This security update resolves aremote code execution vulnerability that exists if Microsoft Office incorrectly loads arbitrary type libraries. To learn more about the vulnerability, see Microsoft Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2020-0760.
Note To apply this security update, you must have the release version of 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?).
Known issues
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Issue 1 Symptom Some types of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) references might be affected by this update. For more information, see FAQ for VBA solutions affected by April 2020 Office security updates.Status This change in behavior is caused by a design change in Office. The new behavior is by design. Therefore, a fix is not necessary and no mitigation will be provided.
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Issue 2 Symptom Consider the following scenario:
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You open an Excel workbook.
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The workbook has VBA macros.
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The macros contain references that include DBCS (double-byte) characters.
In this scenario, you may receive the following error message after this update is installed:
The Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macro in this workbook is corrupt and has been removed. Macro corruption may exist in the current file. To recover the macro, please open a backup copy of this file.
Fix To fix this issue, install KB 3101353.
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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 stand-alone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.
Method 3: Microsoft Download Center
You can get the stand-alone update package through the Microsoft Download Center. Follow the installation instructions on the download page to install the update.
More information
Security update deployment information
For deployment information about this update, see security update deployment information: April 14, 2020.
Security update replacement information
This security update replaces previously released security update 3115135.
File hash information
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File name |
SHA1 hash |
SHA256 hash |
|---|---|---|
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vbe72016-kb3128012-fullfile-x64-glb.exe |
E5422C809CB0222A004F0C1E50D98A9566C5A146 |
17C6965EA53A23C8862A9C3990D1CB97704571EA229F0959C3906B0B2C1D0090 |
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vbe72016-kb3128012-fullfile-x86-glb.exe |
0B84FCC504A78F053601FCB413C20FF883020AEA |
1EB6EC36C04FF789778A8D2B91670CA31BA0E334D6BB6F64CDBCF727E3BDE91F |
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.
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File identifier |
File name |
File version |
File size |
Date |
Time |
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vbe7.dll |
vbe7.dll |
7.01.1096 |
2712656 |
21-Mar-20 |
02:45 |
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File identifier |
File name |
File version |
File size |
Date |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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vbe7.dll |
vbe7.dll |
7.01.1096 |
4504144 |
21-Mar-20 |
02:24 |
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