Microsoft December 2024 Security Updates

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The Microsoft December 2024 security updates have been released and consist of 71 new patches to Microsoft products.

Of the Microsoft CVEs released, 16 are rated critical, 54 important, and 1 moderate in security. At the time of release, one is listed as being publicly known and as being exploited.

 

The security updates apply to the following products, features and roles: Windows and Windows Components, Office and Office Components, SharePoint Server, Hyper-V, Defender for Endpoint, and System Center Operations Manager.

See the list of KBs at the bottom of the page at December 2024 Security Updates - Release Notes - Security Update Guide - Microsoft for information regarding known issues with the security updates as well as the CVEs with FAQs, Mitigations and/or Workarounds.

 

Recommended Reading: See Dustin Childs review and analysis in Zero Day Initiative -- The December 2024 Security Update Review.

 

Due to the holiday schedule, there will be no December 2024 non-security preview update.