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KB5040940: Microsoft SQL Server 2017 for x64-base Security Update (July 2024)
KB5040940 is a High security update for Microsoft SQL Server 2017 for x64-base, released 2024-07-09. It closes 37 CVEs with a maximum CVSS of 8.8. It is the fifth largest of the 32 updates Microsoft shipped that month, by CVEs closed.
Update summary
Fixes 37 CVEs. Most severe CVSS 8.8 (High). EPSS exploit probability up to 1.8%. Among the lower half of tracked Microsoft updates by EPSS exploit probability.
A newer security update for Microsoft SQL Server 2017 for x64-based Systems (GDR) has shipped since this one: KB5101346 (2026-07-14). For cumulative update families the newer package includes these fixes, so installing that one is usually the shorter path. Verify against your own update rings before you skip this package.
Database administrators on SQL Server 2016, 2017, or 2019 face 37 closed CVEs in this July update, including CVE-2024-38088 and CVE-2024-38087, topping out at Severity High, CVSS 8.8. This scale of rollup is unusual and suggests deferred patching should not continue past this cycle. Coordinate downtime carefully since a rollup this large may need a longer maintenance window than typical monthly updates.
Do this: Allocate a longer maintenance window for this large 37-CVE SQL Server update given its scope.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
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Full tracking and change history for KB5040940
- Released
- 2024-07-09
- Last changed
- 2024-07-09
- Changes tracked
- 1
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CVEs fixed by this update
Sorted exploited-first, then by CVSS. Every CVE links to its Senserva page with the full risk facts, references, and a ready-to-paste AI prompt.
Scope and sources
- Affected products
- Also released in July 2024
KB5002606
4 CVEs · High · exploitedKB5002615
4 CVEs · High · exploitedKB5002618
4 CVEs · High · exploitedKB5040426
1 CVE · High · exploitedKB5002620
2 CVEs · HighKB5040711
1 CVE · HighKB5040712
1 CVE · HighKB5040936
38 CVEs · HighThe full month, summarized: Microsoft Patch Tuesday.
- Authoritative references
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