Description of the security update for SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016: July 8, 2025 (KB5002744)
Microsoft Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2025-49706
This is build 16.0.5508.1000 of the security update package.
To apply this security update, you must have the release version of Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 installed on the computer.
This public update delivers Feature Pack 2 for SharePoint Server 2016. Feature Pack 2 contains the following feature:
SharePoint Framework (SPFx)
This public update also delivers all the features that were included in Feature Pack 1 for SharePoint Server 2016, including:
Administrative Actions Logging
SharePoint Custom Tiles
OneDrive API for SharePoint on-premises
OneDrive for Business modern user experience (available to Software Assurance customers)
The OneDrive for Business modern user experience requires an active Software Assurance contract at the time that the experience is enabled, either by installation of the public update or by manual enablement. If you don't have an active Software Assurance contract at the time of enablement, you must turn off the OneDrive for Business modern user experience.
For more information, see the following Microsoft Learn articles:
New features included in the November 2016 Public Update for SharePoint Server 2016 (Feature Pack 1)
New features included in the September 2017 Public Update for SharePoint Server 2016 (Feature Pack 2)
This update is available from Microsoft Update. When you turn on automatic updating, this update will be downloaded and installed automatically. For more information how to get security updates automatically, see Windows Update: FAQ .
To get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.
You can get the standalone update package through the Microsoft Download Center. Follow the installation instructions on the download page to install the update.
Download security update for Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 (KB5002744)
For deployment information this update, see Deployments - Security Update Guide .
This security update replaces previously released security update 5002732 .
sts2016-kb5002744-fullfile-x64-glb.exe
029272BFF4F49B761BF6C82CBED531F32574C9EF1351E852F01E2CC6E8C0DEB1
Download the list of files that are included in security update 5002744 .
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