KB5102339: Security update for SQL Server 2016, Azure Connect Feature Pack branch, July 2026. Untrusted MSMQ messages blocked from triggering code execution
The update patches SQL Server security vulnerabilities, including a critical remote code execution flaw. Linked-server queries using MSDASQL can still fail with error 7416 in certain configurations.
Does it affect you? Applies to: The x64 update is for SQL Server 2016 SP3 systems with the Azure Connect Feature Pack installed.
For servers on the Azure Connect Feature Pack of Service Pack 3, the branch with fixes beyond security. Servers on the GDR branch (security fixes only) get a separate update. Which branch am I on?
What changes
Fixes 4 changes
Integration Services
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Untrusted Microsoft Message Queuing messages can no longer trigger remote code execution through MessageQueueTask deserialization.1
Restricts
SoapFormatterdeserialization with an allow list binder.
Query Execution
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Using the input-buffer function or command no longer causes a memory leak.2
Fixes a memory leak when using the
sys.dm_exec_input_bufferdynamic management function or theDBCC INPUTBUFFERcommand.
Replication
- Input passed to an internal replication stored procedure is validated and sanitized before the procedure uses it.3
SQL Agent
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Resolves a SQL injection vulnerability that could let an authenticated attacker elevate privileges over a network.4
The vulnerability involves improper neutralization of special elements in SQL Server commands.
Known issues
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Linked server queries that use MSDASQL fail with error 7416
Linked-server queries using the
MSDASQLprovider and a provider string can fail with error 7416 in certain configurations, even if earlier builds allowed the connection.5Workaround 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
- 2026-07-14
- Classification
- Security Updates
- Type
- Cumulative update
- Servicing branch
- Azure Connect Feature Pack
- Restart
- Required
- Replaces
- KB5089270, KB5084820, KB5077473, KB5068400
| Version | Build | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 13.0.7095.1 | General availability |
Security
| Vulnerability | Severity | CVSS |
|---|---|---|
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Microsoft SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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Critical | 9.8 |
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Microsoft SQL Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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Important | 8.8 |
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Microsoft SQL Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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Important | 8.8 |
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Microsoft SQL Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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Important | 7.5 |
Downloads (Microsoft Update Catalog)
Updated components
512 files changed since the previous update for the same versions.
| Top changed components | Files |
|---|---|
| SQL Server Engine | 77 |
| SQL Server PolyBase | 1 |
Sources
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (5)
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This fix resolves an insecure deserialization vulnerability in MessageQueueTask by restricting SoapFormatter deserialization that uses an allow list binder.
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This fix resolves a memory leak that occurs if the
support.microsoft.comsys.dm_exec_input_bufferdynamic management function (DMF) or the DBCC INPUTBUFFER command is used. -
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This fix addresses input validation and sanitization of user input for a parameter that's passed to an internal replication stored procedure by validating and sanitizing the input before the stored procedure uses it.
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This fix resolves an SQL injection vulnerability in SQL Server in which improper neutralization of special elements in SQL Server commands allows an authenticated attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
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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:
Checked automatically: 8 of 8 checks passed, 5 quoted passages · compared with Microsoft's page on Sep 26, 2026
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- 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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