Patching SharePoint 2013 Server 1 out 3 Finding out your current patch level

steps :

Identify the current farm patch level:
Central Admin – > Manage servers on this farm

Patch Level1.png

The configuration database version indicates the Build Number in the above example 15.0.4569.1000. You can also review the farm patch status by selecting the  Check product and patch installation status under Central Admin – > Upgrade and Migration – > Check product and patch installation status.

This page provide a more detailed view on the installed patches.

Ok, so we have the build number what does it mean, it would have been nice if we had some meaningful information, like the date, so we can at least have an idea how late behind we are on our patches, or even a link to what the patch actually contains. In order to get this information you will need to compare the Build number to the table below:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/sharepoint-updates

Build Number Build Name Release Date Component Description
15.0.4919.1003 April 2017 CU 2017 April 11 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB3178727
SharePoint Server 2013 KB3178730
Project Server 2013 KB3178728
15.0.4911.1001 March 2017 CU 2017 March 14 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB3172456
SharePoint Server 2013 KB3172497
Project Server 2013 KB3172462
February 2017 CU N/A
15.0.4893.1001 January 2017 CU 2017 January 13 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB3141479
SharePoint Server 2013 KB3141481
Project Server 2013 KB3141480
15.0.4885.1000 December 2016 CU 2016 December 13 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB3128001
SharePoint Server 2013 KB3128005
Project Server 2013 KB3128003
15.0.4875.1000 November 2016 CU 2016 November 8 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB3127930
SharePoint Server 2013 KB3127933
15.0.4875.1002 Project Server 2013 KB3127931
15.0.4867.1002 October 2016 CU 2016 October 11 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB3118361
SharePoint Server 2013 KB3118366
15.0.4867.1003 Project Server 2013 KB3118365
15.0.4859.1000 September 2016 CU 2016 September 13 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB3118271
SharePoint Server 2013 KB3118279
Project Server 2013 KB3118274
15.0.4849.1000 August 2016 CU 2016 August 9 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB3115447
SharePoint Server 2013 KB3115450
15.0.4849.1002 Project Server 2013 KB3115448
15.0.4841.1000 July 2016 CU 2016 July 12 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB3115290
SharePoint Server 2013 KB3115293
Project Server 2013 KB3115291
15.0.4833.1000 June 2016 CU 2016 June 14 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB3115171
SharePoint Server 2013 KB3115174
Project Server 2013 KB3115172
15.0.4823.1003 May 2016 CU 2016 May 10 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB3115023
SharePoint Server 2013 KB3115029
Project Server 2013 KB3115024
15.0.4815.1000 April 2016 CU 2016 April 12 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB3114935
SharePoint Server 2013 KB3114938
Project Server 2013 KB3114936
15.0.4805.1000 March 2016 CU 2016 March 8 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB3114822
SharePoint Server 2013 KB3114827
15.0.4805.1002 Project Server 2013 KB3114823
15.0.4797.1001 February 2016 CU 2016 February 9 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB3114722
SharePoint Server 2013 KB3114726
Project Server 2013 KB3114723
15.0.4787.1000 January 2016 CU 2016 January 12 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB3114492
SharePoint Server 2013 KB3114497
Project Server 2013 KB3114493
15.0.4779.1000 December 2015 CU 2015 December 8 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB3114339
SharePoint Server 2013 KB3114345
Project Server 2013 KB3114341
15.0.4771.1000 November 2015 CU 2015 November 10 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB3101368
SharePoint Server 2013 KB3101373
Project Server 2013 KB3101369
15.0.4763.1000 October 2015 CU 2015 October 13 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB3085488
SharePoint Server 2013 KB3085492
Project Server 2013 KB3085489
15.0.4753.1000 September
2015 Updates
2015
September 8
SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB3085501
SharePoint Server 2013 KB3085481
KB3054998
KB3085483
KB3054870
KB3054813
Project Server 2013 KB3085505
15.0.4745.1000 August 2015 CU 2015 August 11 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB3055004
SharePoint Server 2013 KB3055009
Project Server 2013 KB3055005
15.0.4737.1000 July 2015 CU 2015 July 14 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB3054931
SharePoint Server 2013 KB3054937
15.0.4737.1001 Project Server 2013 KB3054933
15.0.4727.1001 June 2015 CU 2015 June 9 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB3054864
SharePoint Server 2013 KB3054866
Project Server 2013 KB3054865
15.0.4719.1002 May 2015 CU 2015 May 12 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB3039747
SharePoint Server 2013 KB3039780
Project Server 2013 KB3039753
15.0.4711.1000 April 2015 CU 2015 April 14 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB2965261
SharePoint Server 2013 KB2965266
Project Server 2013 KB2965263
15.0.4701.1001 March 2015 CU 2015 March 10 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB2956159
SharePoint Server 2013 KB2956166
Project Server 2013 KB2956162
15.0.4693.1001 February 2015 CU 2015 February 10 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB2920801
SharePoint Server 2013 KB2920804
Project Server 2013 KB2920796
15.0.4675.1000 December 2014 CU 2014 December 9 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB2910945
SharePoint Server 2013 KB2910938
Project Server 2013 KB2910911
15.0.4667.1000 November 2014 CU 2014 November 12 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB2899468
SharePoint Server 2013 KB2889944
Project Server 2013 KB2889949
15.0.4659.1001 October 2014 Hotfix 2014 October 14 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB2889946
SharePoint Server 2013 KB2899469
KB2880962
KB2880485
Project Server 2013 KB2889959
15.0.4649.1001 September 2014 CU 2014 September 9 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB2883087
SharePoint Server 2013 KB2883068
Project Server 2013 KB2883072
15.0.4641.1001 August 2014 Hotfix 2014 August 12 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB2883081
SharePoint Server 2013 KB2760213
KB2880559
KB2883078
KB2883085
KB2883086
Project Server 2013 KB2883083
15.0.4631.1001 July 2014 CU 2014 July 8 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB2882999
SharePoint Server 2013 KB2882989
Project Server 2013 KB2882990
15.0.4617.1001 June 2014 CU 2014 June 10 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB2881063
SharePoint Server 2013 KB2881061
Project Server 2013 KB2881062
15.0.4615.1001 MS14-022 2014 May 13 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB2952166
SharePoint Server 2013 KB2952166
Project Server 2013 KB2952166
15.0.4605.1004 April 2014 CU 2014 May 7 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB2863892
SharePoint Server 2013 KB2878240
Project Server 2013 KB2880484
15.0.4571.1502 Service Pack 1
(re-released)
2014 April 22 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB2880551
SharePoint Server 2013 KB2880552
Project Server 2013 KB2880553
15.0.4569.1000
15.0.4569.1506
Service Pack 1
(replaced)
2014 February 25 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB2817439
SharePoint Server 2013 KB2817429
Project Server 2013 KB2817434
15.0.4551.1508 December 2013 CU 2013 December 10 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB2849961
15.0.4551.1511 SharePoint Server 2013 KB2850024
15.0.4551.1508 Project Server 2013 KB2837668
15.0.4551.1001 October 2013 CU 2013 October 8 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB2825674
15.0.4551.1005 2013 October 26 SharePoint Server 2013 KB2825647
15.0.4551.1001 2013 October 8 Project Server 2013 KB2825659
15.0.4535.1000 August 2013 CU 2013 August 13 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB2817517
SharePoint Server 2013 KB2817616
Project Server 2013 KB2817615
15.0.4517.1003 June 2013 CU 2013 June 26 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB2817346
15.0.4517.1005 SharePoint Server 2013 KB2817414
Project Server 2013 KB2817415
15.0.4505.1002 April 2013 CU 2013 April 9 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB2751999
15.0.4505.1005 2013 April 26 SharePoint Server 2013 KB2726992
Project Server 2013 KB2737990
15.0.4481.1005 March 2013 Public Update 2013 March 12 SharePoint Foundation 2013 KB2768000
SharePoint Server 2013 KB2767999
Project Server 2013 KB2768001
15.0.4433.1506 N/A N/A SharePoint Foundation 2013 N/A
December 2012 Hotfix 2013 December 11 SharePoint Server 2013 KB2752058
SharePoint Server 2013(coreserver) KB2752001
N/A N/A Project Server 2013 N/A
15.0.4420.1017 RTM 2012 October 24 SharePoint Foundation 2013 Download
SharePoint Server 2013 180-day trial
Project Server 2013 180-day trial
15.0.4481.1005 Beta 2012 July 18 SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
Project Server 2013
Ref :
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/steve_chen/sharepoint-2013-build-numbers-and-cus/
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt715807(v=office.16).aspx
SharePoint Server build numbers
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2880552/description-of-microsoft-sharepoint-server-2013-service-pack-1-sp1
SharePoint patching demystified

Base of my patch level and build number (marked in red) we now know that this farm is patched with SP1.

Identifying your current patches is the first step now we need to know which patches to install in order to bring your farm most updated patch level. Before we can do that we need to understand what the accumulative patches contains.

SharePoint 2016 update history

Package Name KB Number Release Date
SharePoint Server 2016 KB 4092459 September 2018
SharePoint Server 2016
SharePoint Server 2016 MUI/language patch
KB 4032256
KB 4022231
August 2018
SharePoint Server 2016 KB 4022228 July 2018
SharePoint Server 2016
SharePoint Server 2016 MUI/language patch
KB 4022173
KB 4022178
June 2018
SharePoint Server 2016
SharePoint Server 2016 MUI/language patch
KB 4018381
KB 4018386
May 2018
SharePoint Server 2016
SharePoint Server 2016 MUI/language patch
KB 4018336
KB 4018340
April 2018
SharePoint Server 2016
SharePoint Server 2016 MUI/language patch
KB 4018293
KB 4011687
March 2018
SharePoint Server 2016 KB 4011680 February 2018
SharePoint Server 2016
SharePoint Server 2016 MUI/language patch
KB 4011642
KB 4011645
January 2018
SharePoint Server 2016
SharePoint Server 2016 MUI/language patch
KB 4011576
KB 4011578
December 2017
SharePoint Server 2016
SharePoint Server 2016 MUI/language patch
KB 4011244
KB 4011243
November 2017
SharePoint Server 2016
SharePoint Server 2016 MUI/language patch
KB 4011217
KB 4011161
October 2017
SharePoint Server 2016
SharePoint Server 2016 MUI/language patch
KB 4011127
KB 4011112
September 2017
SharePoint Server 2016
SharePoint Server 2016 MUI/language patch
KB 4011049
KB 4011053
August 2017
SharePoint Server 2016
SharePoint Server 2016 MUI/language patch
KB 3213544
KB 3213543
July 2017
SharePoint Server 2016
SharePoint Server 2016 MUI/language patch
KB 3203432
KB 3203433
June 2017
SharePoint Server 2016
SharePoint Server 2016 MUI/language patch
KB 3191880
KB 3191884
May 2017
SharePoint Server 2016
SharePoint Server 2016 MUI/language patch
KB 3178718
KB 3178721
April 2017
SharePoint Server 2016
SharePoint Server 2016 MUI/language patch
KB3178672
KB3178675
March 2017
SharePoint Server 2016
SharePoint Server 2016 MUI/language patch
KB3141515
KB3141517
February 2017
SharePoint Server 2016
SharePoint Server 2016 MUI/language patch
KB3141486
KB3141487
January 2017
SharePoint Server 2016
SharePoint Server 2016 MUI/language patch
KB3128014
KB3128017
December 2016
SharePoint Server 2016
SharePoint Server 2016 MUI/language patch
KB3127940
KB3127942
November 2016
SharePoint Server 2016
SharePoint Server 2016 MUI/language patch
KB3118372
KB3118376
October 2016
SharePoint Server 2016
SharePoint Server 2016 Multilingual User Interface (MUI)
KB3118289
KB3118295
September 2016
SharePoint Server 2016
SharePoint Server 2016 Multilingual User Interface (MUI)
KB3115437
KB3115441
August 2016
SharePoint Server 2016
SharePoint Server 2016 Multilingual User Interface (MUI)
KB3115299
KB3115304
July 2016
SharePoint Server 2016
SharePoint Server 2016 Multilingual User Interface (MUI)
KB3115181
KB3115184
June 2016
SharePoint Server 2016
SharePoint Server 2016 Multilingual User Interface (MUI)
KB3115088
KB2920690
May 2016
SharePoint Server 2016 KB2920721 April 2016

SharePoint 2013 update history

The following packages are provided for cumulative updates:

  • SharePoint Foundation 2013
  • SharePoint Server 2013 (this also updates SharePoint Foundation 2013 installations)
Package Name KB Number Release Date
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB 4092474
KB 4092476
September 2018
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB 4032244
KB 4032247
August 2018
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB 4022239
KB 4022241
July 2018
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB 4022184
KB 4022187
June 2018
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB 4018394
KB 4018397
May 2018
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB 4018345
KB 4018348
April 2018
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB 4018299
KB 4018302
March 2018
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB 4011693
KB 4011696
February 2018
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB 4011649
KB 4011652
January 2018
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB 4011588
KB 4011593
December 2017
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB 4011248
KB 4011251
November 2017
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB 4011173
KB 4011177
October 2017
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB 4011132
KB 4011116
September 2017
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB 4011073
KB 4011076
August 2017
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB 3213563
KB 3213569
July 2017
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB 3203428
KB 3203430
June 2017
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB3191911
KB 3191913
May 2017
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB3178727
KB3178730
April 2017
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB3172456
KB3172497
March 2017
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB3141479
KB3141481
January 2017
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB3128001
KB3128005
December 2016
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB3127930
KB3127933
November 2016
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB3118361
KB3118366
October 2016
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB3118271
KB3118279
September 2016
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB3115447
KB3115450
August 2016
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB3115290
KB3115293
July 2016
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB3115171
KB3115174
June 2016
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB3115023
KB3115029
May 2016
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB3114935
KB3114938
April 2016
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB3114822
KB3114827
March 2016
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB3114722
KB3114726
February 2016
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB3114492
KB3114497
January 2016
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB3114339
KB3114345
December 2015
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB3101368
KB3101373
November 2015
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB3085488
KB3085492
October 2015
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB2975894
KB2986213
September 2015
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB3055004
KB3055009
August 2015
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB3054931
KB3054937
July 2015
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB3054864
KB3054866
June 2015
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB3039747
KB3039780
May 2015
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB2965261
KB2965266
April 2015
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB 2956159
KB 2956166
March 2015
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB 2920801
KB 2920804
February 2015
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB 2910945
KB 2910938
December 2014
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB 2899468
KB 2889944
November 2014
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB 2883087
KB 2883068
September 2014
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB 2882999
KB 2882989
July 2014
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB 2881063
KB 2881061
June 2014
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB 2863892
KB 2878240
May 2014
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB 2880551 (SP1)
KB 2880552 (SP1)
Service Pack 1 April 2014
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB 2849961
KB 2850024
December 2013
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB 2825674
KB 2825647
October 2013
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
KB 2817517
KB 2817616
August 2013

SharePoint 2010 update history

Package Name KB Number Release Date
SharePoint Server 2010 KB 4227169 September 2018
SharePoint Server 2010 KB 4032221 August 2018
SharePoint Server 2010 KB 4022204 June 2018
SharePoint Server 2010 KB 4022143 May 2018
SharePoint Server 2010 KB 4018361 April 2018
SharePoint Server 2010 KB 4011710 March 2018
SharePoint Foundation 2010
SharePoint Server 2010
KB 3141547
KB 4011616
January 2018
SharePoint Server 2010 KB 4011272 November 2017
SharePoint Server 2010 KB 4011195 October 2017
SharePoint Server 2010 KB4011058 September 2017
SharePoint Server 2010 KB2920815 August 2017
SharePoint Server 2010 KB3213634 July 2017
SharePoint Server 2010 KB3191905 June 2017
SharePoint Server 2010 KB3191846 April 2017
SharePoint Server 2010 KB3141545 March 2017
SharePoint Foundation 2010
SharePoint Server 2010
KB3118391
KB3128036
December 2016
SharePoint Server 2010 KB3127957 November 2016
SharePoint Server 2010 KB3118387 October 2016
SharePoint Server 2010 KB3115473 September 2016
SharePoint Foundation 2010
SharePoint Server 2010
KB3114890
KB3115319
July 2016
SharePoint Server 2010 KB3115245 June 2016
SharePoint Server 2010 KB3115126 May 2016
SharePoint Server 2010 KB3114995 April 2016
SharePoint Server 2010 KB3114882 March 2016
SharePoint Foundation 2010
SharePoint Server 2010
KB3114567
KB3114558
February 2016
SharePoint Foundation 2010
SharePoint Server 2010
KB3114418
KB3114408
December 2015
SharePoint Foundation 2010
SharePoint Server 2010
KB3101547
KB3101534
November 2015
SharePoint Foundation 2010
SharePoint Server 2010
KB3085613
KB3085603
October 2015
SharePoint Foundation 2010
SharePoint Server 2010
KB3085530
KB3085521
September 2015
SharePoint Foundation 2010
SharePoint Server 2010
KB3055049
KB3055040
August 2015
SharePoint Foundation 2010
SharePoint Server 2010
KB3054983
KB3054975
July 2015
SharePoint Foundation 2010
SharePoint Server 2010
No update for June.
KB3054880
June 2015
SharePoint Foundation 2010
SharePoint Server 2010
No update for May.
KB3015569
May 2015
SharePoint Foundation 2010
SharePoint Server 2010
No update for April.
KB 2965294
April 2015
SharePoint Foundation 2010
SharePoint Server 2010
KB 2956208
KB 2956201
March 2015
SharePoint Foundation 2010
SharePoint Server 2010
KB 2910904
KB 2899558
February 2015
SharePoint Foundation 2010
SharePoint Server 2010
KB 2899585
KB 2899583
December 2014
SharePoint Foundation 2010
SharePoint Server 2010
KB 2889933
KB 2899478
November 2014
SharePoint Foundation 2010 KB 2889946 October 2014
SharePoint Foundation 2010
SharePoint Server 2010
KB 2889932, KB 2889909
KB 2883103
September 2014
SharePoint Foundation 2010
SharePoint Server 2010
KB 2883026
KB 2883005
July 2014
SharePoint Foundation 2010
SharePoint Server 2010
KB 2880975
KB 2880972
June 2014
SharePoint Foundation 2010
SharePoint Server 2010
KB 2878270
KB 2878250
April 2014
SharePoint Foundation 2010
SharePoint Server 2010
KB 2863938
KB 2863913
February 2014
SharePoint Foundation 2010
SharePoint Server 2010
KB 2849990
KB 2849971
December 2013
SharePoint Foundation 2010
SharePoint Server 2010
KB 2825824
KB 2825786
October 2013
SharePoint Foundation 2010
SharePoint Server 2010
KB 2817594
KB 2817570
August 2013
SharePoint Foundation 2010
SharePoint Server 2010
KB 2687464 (SP2)
KB 2687453 (SP2)
Service Pack 2 July 2013