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

Published
April 10, 2026
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/04/amazon-rds-supports-latest-cu-gdr-updates-microsoft-sq-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:

  • SQL Server 2016 SP3+GDR KB5077474 (RDS version 13.00.6480.4.v1)
  • SQL Server 2017 CU31+GDR KB5077471 (RDS version 14.00.3520.4.v1)
  • SQL Server 2019 CU32+GDR KB5077469 (RDS version 15.00.4460.4.v1)
  • SQL Server 2022 CU24 KB5080999 (RDS version 16.00.4245.2.v1)

The GDR updates address vulnerabilities described in CVE-2026-21262 and CVE-2026-26115. For more details, refer to the Amazon RDS SQL Server User Guide.

What to do

  • Upgrade your Amazon RDS for SQL Server instances using the Amazon RDS Management Console, AWS SDK, or CLI.

Source: AWS release notes




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