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KB5046857

KB5046857: Security update for SQL Server 2017, GDR branch, November 2024. Native Client flaws could let attackers run code on SQL servers

In short

Patches 31 Important-rated vulnerabilities, including flaws that could let attackers run code on SQL Server systems. It also fixes two SQL Server Engine issues.

Does it affect you? Applies to: Devices running SQL Server 2017 GDR on Windows, for the x64 package. The update is offered through the Microsoft Update Catalog for all servers running SQL Server; it is optional on computers that do not host SQL Server Reporting Services.

Build
14.0.2070.1
Servicing branch
GDR
Security
31 fixed
Restart
Required

For servers on the GDR branch: they get security fixes only. Servers that install cumulative updates (CU branch) get a separate update. Which branch am I on?

What changes

Fixes 2 changes

SQL OS

2 items

For: SQL Server instances on Windows

  • A security flaw that could let someone run their own code on a SQL Server instance through a planted file is addressed.1
    Fixes an issue in which remote code executions might be performed by using a dynamic-link library (DLL) planting technique on a SQL Server instance.
  • A security flaw in a SQL Server component that could let someone run code on the server is addressed.2
    Fixes an issue in which a vulnerability in a SQL Server assembly might allow remote code execution.

Technical details

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Data sheet

Released
2024-11-12
Classification
Security Updates
Type
Cumulative update
Servicing branch
GDR
Restart
Required
Replaces
KB5046058, KB5042217, KB5040942
Replaced by
KB5058716
VersionBuildChannel
2017 14.0.2070.1 General availability

Security

31 vulnerabilities fixed
31 important
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSS

The table lists the 0 exploited, publicly disclosed or critical vulnerabilities. See all 31 vulnerabilities →

Downloads (Microsoft Update Catalog)

Package 2017
450.8 MB
sqlserver2017-kb5046857-x64.exe Main update · KB5046857 SHA-1: 2b9b2e8c…2fae20

Sources

Updated
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (2)
  1. 1. Fixes an issue in which remote code executions might be performed by using a dynamic-link library (DLL) planting technique on a SQL Server instance. support.microsoft.com
  2. 2. Fixes an issue in which a vulnerability in a SQL Server assembly might allow remote code execution. support.microsoft.com
Checked automatically: 8 of 8 checks passed, 2 quoted passages · compared with Microsoft's page on Oct 20, 2026
  • Quotes found in the official pages: passed
  • Numbers found in the sources: passed
  • Vulnerabilities from the dossier only: passed
  • Links to allowed domains only: passed
  • Every official change covered: passed
  • Readable plain text: passed
  • Changes confirmed by the file list: passed
  • Sources agree: passed

A second AI read the text against the sources: correctness 5/5, clarity 5/5, completeness 5/5. How we work

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