KB5090347: Security update for SQL Server 2017, GDR branch, May 2026. Linked-server queries with MSDASQL provider strings fail
The update addresses an XML external entity flaw in Integration Services. Linked-server queries using MSDASQL with a provider string can fail with error 7416.
Does it affect you? Applies to: Devices running SQL Server 2017 or a SQL Server 2017 GDR release, on supported x64-based systems. SQL Server 2017 or a SQL Server 2017 GDR release is required to apply the update.
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
Fix 1 change
Integration Services
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The XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Web Service Task is addressed. It could let an attacker read local files or cause a denial-of-service (DoS) attack.1
Bug reference 5131020; platform: Windows.
Known issues
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Linked server queries that use MSDASQL fail with error 7416
Linked-server queries that use the MSDASQL provider and specify a provider string (@provstr) fail with error 7416, stating that no login mapping exists. The Database Engine's stricter connection validation can reject certain configurations, even if earlier builds allowed them.2
Workaround status No workaround yetMicrosoft has not published a manual workaround for this issue yet. Monitor release health until a resolving update is available.
Technical details
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Data sheet
- Released
- 2026-05-12
- Classification
- Security Updates
- Type
- Cumulative update
- Servicing branch
- GDR
- Restart
- Required
- Replaces
- KB5084819, KB5077472, KB5068403, KB5065224
- Replaced by
- KB5102338
| Version | Build | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.0.2110.2 | General availability |
Security
| Vulnerability | Severity | CVSS |
|---|---|---|
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SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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Important | 8.8 |
Downloads (Microsoft Update Catalog)
Updated components
124 files changed since the previous update for the same versions.
| Top changed components | Files |
|---|---|
| SQL Server Engine | 92 |
Sources
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (2)
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This fix addresses an XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Web Service Task that allows an attacker to read arbitrary files from the local file system or cause a denial-of-service (DoS) attack.
support.microsoft.com -
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Linked server queries that use the
support.microsoft.comMSDASQL(OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers) provider and specify a provider string (@provstr) fail and return the following error message:
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