# KB5021289: December 2022 security update

KB5021289, released December 13, 2022, fixes 12 CVEs across 4 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent. The product is no longer supported.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb5021289
- Platform: Microsoft
- Released: Dec 13, 2022
- Priority: Urgent (Closes CVE-2022-41076, exploitation more likely)
- CVEs: 12, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://support.microsoft.com/help/5021289

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/microsoft/windows-server-2008-for-32-bit-systems-service-pack-2.md) |  |  |
| [Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/microsoft/windows-server-2008-for-32-bit-systems-service-pack-2-server-core-installation.md) |  |  |
| [Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/microsoft/windows-server-2008-for-x64-based-systems-service-pack-2.md) |  |  |
| [Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/microsoft/windows-server-2008-for-x64-based-systems-service-pack-2-server-core-installation.md) |  |  |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Component | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2022-41076](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2022-41076.md) | Urgent | Windows PowerShell | 8.5 | 0.6078 | More likely |
| [CVE-2022-44673](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2022-44673.md) | Urgent | Client Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) | 7.0 | 0.0525 | More likely |
| [CVE-2022-44670](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2022-44670.md) | Urgent | Windows Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) | 8.1 | 0.0122 |  |
| [CVE-2022-44676](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2022-44676.md) | Urgent | Windows Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) | 8.1 | 0.0116 |  |
| [CVE-2022-41121](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2022-41121.md) | Urgent | Microsoft Graphics Component | 7.8 | 0.0112 | More likely |
| [CVE-2022-44666](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2022-44666.md) | High | Windows Contacts | 7.8 | 0.4137 |  |
| [CVE-2022-44678](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2022-44678.md) | High | Windows HTTP Print Provider | 7.8 | 0.0056 |  |
| [CVE-2022-44681](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2022-44681.md) | High | Windows Print Spooler Components | 7.8 | 0.0055 |  |
| [CVE-2022-41077](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2022-41077.md) | High | Windows Fax Compose Form | 7.8 | 0.0055 |  |
| [CVE-2022-44697](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2022-44697.md) | High | Microsoft Graphics Component | 7.8 | 0.0055 |  |
| [CVE-2022-41094](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2022-41094.md) | High | Role: Windows Hyper-V | 7.8 | 0.0053 |  |
| [CVE-2022-41074](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2022-41074.md) | Routine | Microsoft Graphics Component | 5.5 | 0.0056 |  |

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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