Microsoft has announced the security updates for May 2022.

May 2022 Security Updates

Updates this Month

This release consists of security updates for the following products, features and roles.

• .NET and Visual Studio
• Microsoft Exchange Server
• Microsoft Graphics Component
• Microsoft Local Security Authority Server (lsasrv)
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Office Excel
• Microsoft Office SharePoint
• Microsoft Windows ALPC
• Remote Desktop Client
• Role: Windows Fax Service
• Role: Windows Hyper-V
• Self-hosted Integration Runtime
• Tablet Windows User Interface
• Visual Studio
• Visual Studio Code
• Windows Active Directory
• Windows Address Book
• Windows Authentication Methods
• Windows BitLocker
• Windows Cluster Shared Volume (CSV)
• Windows Failover Cluster Automation Server
• Windows Kerberos
• Windows Kernel
• Windows LDAP - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
• Windows Media
• Windows Network File System
• Windows NTFS
• Windows Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
• Windows Print Spooler Components
• Windows Push Notifications
• Windows Remote Access Connection Manager
• Windows Remote Desktop
• Windows Remote Procedure Call Runtime
• Windows Server Service
• Windows Storage Spaces Controller
• Windows WLAN Auto Config Service

Please note the following information regarding the security updates:

Security Update Guide Blog Posts

Date	Blog Post
January 11, 2022	Coming Soon: New Security Update Guide Notification System
February 9, 2021	Continuing to Listen: Good News about the Security Update Guide API
January 13, 2021	Security Update Guide Supports CVEs Assigned by Industry Partners
December 8, 2020	Security Update Guide: Let’s keep the conversation going
November 9, 2020	Vulnerability Descriptions in the New Version of the Security Update Guide

Relevant Information

• The new Hotpatching feature is now generally available. Please see  Hotpatching feature for Windows Server Azure Edition virtual machines (VMs) for more information.
• Windows 10 updates are cumulative. The monthly security release includes all security fixes for vulnerabilities that affect Windows 10, in addition to non-security updates. The updates are available via the  Microsoft Update Catalog. For information on lifecycle and support dates for Windows 10 operating systems, please see  Windows Lifecycle Facts Sheet.
• Microsoft is improving Windows Release Notes. For more information, please see  What's next for Windows release notes.
• A list of the latest servicing stack updates for each operating system can be found in  ADV990001. This list will be updated whenever a new servicing stack update is released. It is important to install the latest servicing stack update.
• In addition to security changes for the vulnerabilities, updates include defense-in-depth updates to help improve security-related features.
• Customers running Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2008 need to purchase the Extended Security Update to continue receiving security updates. See  4522133 for more information.

FAQs, Mitigations, and Workarounds

The following CVEs have FAQs, Mitigations, or Workarounds. You can see these in more detail from the Vulnerabilities tab by selecting FAQs, Mitigations and Workarounds columns in the Edit Columns panel.

• CVE-2022-21972
• CVE-2022-21978
• CVE-2022-22011
• CVE-2022-22012
• CVE-2022-22015
• CVE-2022-22016
• CVE-2022-22017
• CVE-2022-22019
• CVE-2022-22713
• CVE-2022-23270
• CVE-2022-23279
• CVE-2022-24466
• CVE-2022-26913
• CVE-2022-26923
• CVE-2022-26925
• CVE-2022-26926
• CVE-2022-26927
• CVE-2022-26930
• CVE-2022-26931
• CVE-2022-26932
• CVE-2022-26933
• CVE-2022-26934
• CVE-2022-26935
• CVE-2022-26936
• CVE-2022-26937
• CVE-2022-26938
• CVE-2022-26939
• CVE-2022-26940
• CVE-2022-29102
• CVE-2022-29106
• CVE-2022-29107
• CVE-2022-29108
• CVE-2022-29109
• CVE-2022-29110
• CVE-2022-29112
• CVE-2022-29113
• CVE-2022-29114
• CVE-2022-29115
• CVE-2022-29116
• CVE-2022-29120
• CVE-2022-29121
• CVE-2022-29122
• CVE-2022-29123
• CVE-2022-29125
• CVE-2022-29126
• CVE-2022-29127
• CVE-2022-29128
• CVE-2022-29129
• CVE-2022-29130
• CVE-2022-29131
• CVE-2022-29133
• CVE-2022-29134
• CVE-2022-29135
• CVE-2022-29138
• CVE-2022-29139
• CVE-2022-29140
• CVE-2022-29142
• CVE-2022-29148
• CVE-2022-29150
• CVE-2022-29151
• CVE-2022-29972
• CVE-2022-30129

Known Issues

You can see these in more detail from the Deployments tab by selecting Known Issues column in the Edit Columns panel.

For more information about Windows Known Issues, please see  Windows message center (links to currently-supported versions of Windows are in the left pane).

KB Article	Applies To
5011363	New Exchange Server Security Update and Hotfix Packaging
5013941	Windows 10, version 1809, Windows Server 2019
5013942	Windows 10, version 20H2, Windows Server, version 20H2, Windows 10, version 21H1, Windows 10, version 21H2
5013943	Windows 11
5013944	Windows Server 2022
5013952	Windows 10, version 1607, Windows Server 2016
5013999	Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 (Security-only update)
5014001	Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2 (Security-only update)
5014006	Windows Server 2008 (Security-only update)
5014010	Windows Server 2008 (Monthly Rollup)
5014011	Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2 (Monthly Rollup)
5014012	Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 (Monthly Rollup)
5014017	Windows Server 2012 (Monthly Rollup)
5014018	Windows Server 2012 (Security-only update)

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center