# KB5002656: January 2025 security update

KB5002656, released January 14, 2025, fixes 1 CVE across 2 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb5002656
- Platform: Microsoft
- Released: Jan 14, 2025
- Priority: Routine (Closes CVE-2025-21357)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002656

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [Microsoft Outlook 2016 (32-bit edition)](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/microsoft/microsoft-outlook-2016-32-bit-edition.md) |  |  |
| [Microsoft Outlook 2016 (64-bit edition)](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/microsoft/microsoft-outlook-2016-64-bit-edition.md) |  |  |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Component | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2025-21357](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-21357.md) | Routine | Microsoft Office Outlook | 6.7 | 0.0059 |  |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T06:34:28Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo