Updates for SharePoint Server Subscription Edition (May 2022 CU)

15 May 2022    |    Comments   Comments: 0

A new cumulative update (May 2022 CU) has been released for SharePoint Server Subscription Edition.

SP Build:
16.0.14931.20286 (Language independent CU)
16.0.14931.20286 (Language dependent CU)

SharePoint Subscription Edition CU – KB articles describing the CU:

  • KB 5002194 – May 2022 Update for SharePoint Server Subscription Edition (language independent)
  • KB 5002144 – May 2022 Update for SharePoint Server Subscription Edition (language dependent)

SharePoint Server Subscription Edition CU – CU download links:

After installation, remember to run the SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard or the following command:

PSConfig.exe -cmd upgrade -inplace b2b -wait -cmd applicationcontent -install -cmd installfeatures -cmd secureresources -cmd services -install

Important notes

Always install both packages in this order:

  1. language independent components (core CU)
  2. language-dependent components (language CU)

For language-dependent packages, the language you select does not matter because each package contains updates for all languages.

If you install a new language pack on a SharePoint Server Subscription Edition farm, you must reinstall the language-dependent update afterwards.

Note for this CU:

The language update KB 5002144 requires Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition to be installed. Installation may require a computer restart.

Included fixes and improvements

The following overview summarizes the fixes and improvements in this CU based on the official Microsoft KB articles.

SharePoint Server Subscription Edition

KB 5002194 fixes a SharePoint Server remote code execution vulnerability, CVE-2022-29108.

The main update, KB 5002194, provides the following fixes:

  • Fixes an issue where uploading a document to a library can return a 404 not found error if SAML authentication expires before the upload.

  • Fixes an issue where the List and Document Library web parts on modern pages cannot open the details pane.

The following fix requires both KB 5002194 and the language update KB 5002144:

  • Fixes accessibility issues encountered while creating a modern site.

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