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KB5046861

KB5046861: Security update for SQL Server 2022, GDR branch, November 2024. SQL OS fixes two remote code execution vulnerabilities

In short

Fixes two issues that might allow remote code execution.

Does it affect you? Applies to: SQL Server 2022 installations on Windows using the GDR branch, including systems that have a SQL Server 2022 GDR release installed. The package is for x64 systems; installation is optional on computers that do not host SQL Server Reporting Services.

Build
16.0.1135.2
Servicing branch
GDR
Security
2 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
  • Remote code execution on a SQL Server instance through DLL planting is fixed.1
    Bug 3542122 concerns a dynamic-link library (DLL) planting technique on Windows.
  • An issue in which a SQL Server assembly vulnerability might allow remote code execution is fixed.2
    Bug 3540527 concerns a vulnerability in a SQL Server assembly on Windows.

Technical details

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Data sheet

Released
2024-11-12
Classification
Security Updates
Type
Cumulative update
Servicing branch
GDR
Restart
Required
Replaces
KB5046057, KB5042211, KB5040936, KB5035432, KB5032968
Replaced by
KB5058712
VersionBuildChannel
2022 16.0.1135.2 General availability

Security

2 vulnerabilities fixed
2 important
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSS
CVE-2024-49021
Microsoft SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
 Important 7.8
CVE-2024-49043
Microsoft.SqlServer.XEvent.Configuration.dll Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
 Important 7.8

Downloads (Microsoft Update Catalog)

Package 2022
331.4 MB
sqlserver2022-kb5046861-x64.exe Main update · KB5046861 SHA-1: 87f9e0ee…2e267a

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

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