Patch tracker / KB5046857

KB5046857: Microsoft SQL Server 2017 for x64-base Security Update (November 2024)

KB5046857 is a High security update for Microsoft SQL Server 2017 for x64-base, released 2024-11-12. It closes 31 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
31
Max CVSS
8.8
Severity
High
Deploy this cycle
Fixes 31 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 KB5046857

This November SQL Server update is another large rollup, closing 31 CVEs including CVE-2024-38255 and CVE-2024-43459, the most severe rated Severity High at CVSS 8.8, across the 2016, 2017, and 2019 branches. A rollup of this size again suggests accumulated fixes from across the quarter shipped together. Prioritize this alongside the July 36-to-38-CVE rollup as one of the heavier SQL Server patches to plan around.

Do this: Schedule this 31-CVE SQL Server update with the same priority given to the other large quarterly rollups.

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

Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for KB5046857

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Full tracking and change history for KB5046857

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

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Exploitation and severity

Fixes 31 CVEs. Most severe CVSS 8.8 (High). EPSS exploit probability up to 1.6%.

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 KB5046857 is missing on your devices.

Check if KB5046857 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-2024-38255High8.81.6%No
CVE-2024-43459High8.81.6%No
CVE-2024-43462High8.81.6%No
CVE-2024-48993High8.81.6%No
CVE-2024-48994High8.81.6%No
CVE-2024-48995High8.81.6%No
CVE-2024-48996High8.81.6%No
CVE-2024-48997High8.81.6%No
CVE-2024-48998High8.81.6%No
CVE-2024-48999High8.81.6%No
CVE-2024-49000High8.810%No
CVE-2024-49001High8.81.6%No
CVE-2024-49002High8.81.6%No
CVE-2024-49003High8.81.6%No
CVE-2024-49004High8.81.6%No
CVE-2024-49005High8.81.6%No
CVE-2024-49006High8.81.6%No
CVE-2024-49007High8.81.6%No
CVE-2024-49008High8.81.6%No
CVE-2024-49009High8.81.6%No
CVE-2024-49010High8.81.6%No
CVE-2024-49011High8.81.6%No
CVE-2024-49012High8.81.6%No
CVE-2024-49013High8.81.6%No
CVE-2024-49014High8.81.6%No
CVE-2024-49015High8.81.6%No
CVE-2024-49016High8.81.6%No
CVE-2024-49017High8.81.6%No
CVE-2024-49018High8.81.6%No
CVE-2024-49021High8.81.6%No
CVE-2024-49043High8.81.6%No

Also released in November 2024

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