Patch tracker / KB5040946
KB5040946: Microsoft SQL Server 2017 for x64-base Security Update (July 2024)
KB5040946 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.
37 CVEs are closed in this SQL Server 2016, 2017, and 2019 update, including CVE-2024-38088 and CVE-2024-38087, the highest reaching Severity High at CVSS 8.8. This is one of several sibling packages from the same July rollup with slightly different CVE counts depending on edition and servicing branch. Treat it as a major update requiring careful change control given its scope.
Do this: Apply this large SQL Server rollup through normal change control, verifying the 37-CVE count matches your servicing branch.
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 KB5040946
- 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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