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KB5046062: Microsoft SQL Server 2017 for x64-base Security Update (November 2024)

KB5046062 is a High security update for Microsoft SQL Server 2017 for x64-base, released 2024-11-12. It closes 2 CVEs with a maximum CVSS of 8.8. Get it from the Microsoft Update Catalog below, and see where it sits against the rest of the month on the patch tracker.

High

Update summary

Released
2024-11-12
CVEs fixed
2
Max CVSS
8.8
Severity
High
Deploy this cycle
Fixes 2 CVEs for Microsoft SQL Server 2017 for x64-base. No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation in this set today.
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.

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Senserva AI Opinion for KB5046062

This SQL Server November update closes two CVEs, CVE-2024-49000 and CVE-2024-37341, both reaching Severity High at CVSS 8.8, across the 2016, 2017, and 2019 branches. It sits alongside the larger 30-to-31-CVE rollup released the same month as a smaller, targeted fix. Apply it to any instance that has not already received the broader November rollup.

Do this: Apply this update, or confirm the broader November rollup already covers CVE-2024-49000 and CVE-2024-37341.

AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for KB5046062

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Full tracking and change history for KB5046062

Released
2024-11-12
Last changed
2024-11-12
Changes tracked
1

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Exploitation and severity

Fixes 2 CVEs. Most severe CVSS 8.8 (High). EPSS exploit probability up to 1.5%.

Among the lower half of tracked Microsoft updates by EPSS exploit probability.

What to do

Moderate priority: schedule it in your normal patch cycle. Senserva flags whether KB5046062 is missing on your devices.

Check if KB5046062 is installed

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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.

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploited
CVE-2024-37341High8.81.5%No
CVE-2024-49000High8.810%No

Also released in November 2024

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