Microsoft Word 2016 Vl — 16.15

Support for Office 2016 and Office 2019 ended on October 14, 2025 and there will be no extension and no extended security updates. Microsoft Support New features in Word 2016 - Journal of Accountancy

: Users on the older 15.xx branch were migrated to 16.15 to ensure compatibility with newer macOS features and security standards. Lifecycle Status Microsoft Word 2016 VL 16.15

Mainstream support for Word 2016 ended on , and extended support concluded on October 14, 2025 . While the application still functions, it no longer receives security updates from Microsoft Support . Support for Office 2016 and Office 2019 ended

: Updated internal components like the Aria SDK 8.4 and improved memory management to fix known leaks. Standard Word 2016 Features including remote code execution risks (CVE-2018-8281).

: Addressed critical vulnerabilities, including remote code execution risks (CVE-2018-8281).