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Amazon RDS now supports the latest CU and GDR updates for Microsoft SQL Server

Published
September 8, 2026
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/08/amazon-rds-supports-latest-cu-gdr-microsoft-sql-server/

Amazon RDS for SQL Server Updates

Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports the latest Cumulative Updates (CU) and General Distribution Release (GDR) updates for Microsoft SQL Server, including:

  • SQL Server 2016 SP3+GDR (RDS version 13.00.6500.1.v1)
  • SQL Server 2017 CU31+GDR (RDS version 14.00.3540.1.v1)
  • SQL Server 2019 CU32+GDR (RDS version 15.09.4480.2.v1)
  • SQL Server 2022 CU26 (RDS version 16.00.4265.3.v1)
  • SQL Server 2025 CU7 (RDS version 17.00.4065.4.v1)

The GDR updates address vulnerabilities described in CVE-2026-47295, CVE-2026-47296, CVE-2026-54118, and CVE-2026-55002. For more details, see the Microsoft documentation.

What to do

  • Upgrade your Amazon RDS for SQL Server instances to apply these updates using the Amazon RDS Management Console, AWS SDK, or CLI.
  • Refer to the Amazon RDS SQL Server User Guide for upgrading your RDS Microsoft SQL Server DB engine.

Source: AWS release notes




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