MS16-004: Description of the security update for Word 2016: January 12, 2016

This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Microsoft Office file. To learn more about these vulnerabilities, see Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-004.

Note To apply this security update, you must have the release version of Word 2016 installed on the computer.

For a complete list of affected versions of Microsoft Office software, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article 3124585.

Improvements and fixes

This update also contains fixes for the following nonsecurity issues:

• When you use a Japanese input method editor in Word 2016, you may experience the following issues:
  • Certain special characters, such as circled numbers, aren't displayed correctly.
  • Backspace and delete operations don't work.
  • Selecting an item from a candidate list doesn't work.
• When you use certain fonts to enter a nonbreaking hyphen in a document in Word 2016, a square is displayed instead of a nonbreaking hyphen.