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Tuesday 14 December 2021

December 2021: is it safe to deploy?

What Microsoft fixed, how urgent it is, and whether anything broke, per Windows version, from Microsoft's release tables, release health, MSRC, CISA, and what the community reports.

Evidence incomplete

December 2021: public evidence is incomplete.

The CVEs it fixes are unknown; no open known issues found in the current public evidence; out-of-band fixes followed on 4 Jan, 5 Jan.

MSRC's December 2021 security update document isn't collected.

ChangeIntel's reading of public signals, not advice; check Microsoft's guidance and test before you deploy. Terms

Microsoft CVEs
Unknown
Exploited fixed
Unknown
In CISA KEV
Unknown
Open known issues
0
Out-of-band
3

What to deploy, per Windows version

Mark each version deployed or not for you

All 12 versions:Urgency: UnknownMSRC's December 2021 document isn't collected, so the CVEs it fixes are unknownNo known issues linked to this update were identified in the collected Windows release health data

Windows versionVerdictUpdateRiskWhyYour mark
Win 11 21H2SupersededKB5008215 B 14 DecModerateSuperseded by KB5044280 (security update, 8 Oct), which includes its fixes +1 more
Win 10 21H2SupersededKB5008212 B 14 DecModerateSuperseded by KB5131096 (security update, 10 Nov), which includes its fixes +1 more
Win 10 21H1SupersededKB5008212 B 14 DecModerateSuperseded by KB5021233 (security update, 13 Dec), which includes its fixes +1 more
Win 10 20H2SupersededKB5008212 B 14 DecModerateSuperseded by KB5026361 (security update, 9 May), which includes its fixes +1 more
Win 10 2004Evidence incompleteKB5008212 B 14 DecLowReleased 1794 days ago
Win 10 1909SupersededKB5008206 B 14 DecModerateSuperseded by KB5013945 (security update, 10 May), which includes its fixes +1 more
Win 10 1809SupersededKB5010196 OOB 4 JanModerateSuperseded by KB5131085 (security update, 10 Nov), which includes its fixes +2 more
Win 10 1607SupersededKB5010195 OOB 5 JanModerateSuperseded by KB5131291 (security update, 10 Nov), which includes its fixes +2 more
Win 10 1507 (RTM)SupersededKB5008230 B 14 DecModerateSuperseded by KB5065430 (security update, 9 Sep), which includes its fixes +1 more
Server 2022SupersededKB5010197 OOB 5 JanModerateSuperseded by KB5131090 (security update, 10 Nov), which includes its fixes +2 more
Server 2019SupersededKB5010196 OOB 4 JanModerateSuperseded by KB5131085 (security update, 10 Nov), which includes its fixes +2 more
Server 2016SupersededKB5010195 OOB 5 JanModerateSuperseded by KB5131291 (security update, 10 Nov), which includes its fixes +2 more

Verdicts read public signals for each update: fixed CVEs and their exploitation, known issues, and out-of-band follow-ups. Open an update for every reason and its builds.

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