KB5132747 - Description of the security update for SQL Server 2022 GDR: November 10, 2026

Applies To
SQL Server 2022 on Windows (all editions) SQL Server 2022 on Linux (all editions)

Release date: November 10, 2026

Version: 16.0.1220.3

Summary

This security update contains fixes and resolves vulnerabilities. To learn more about the vulnerabilities, see the following security advisories:

The Microsoft SQL Server components are updated to the following builds in this security update:

  • SQL Server - product version: 16.0.1220.3, file version: 2022.160.1220.3

Important

To help secure SQL Server on Windows, enable encryption with Extended Protection.

Improvements and fixes included in this update

A downloadable Microsoft Excel workbook that contains a summary list of builds, together with their current support lifecycle, is available. The Excel file also contains detailed fix lists. Download this Excel file now.

Note

Individual entries in the following table can be referenced directly through a bookmark. If you select any bug reference ID in the table, a bookmark tag is added to the URL by using the "#bkmk_NNNNNNN" format. You can then share this URL with others so that they can jump directly to the desired fix in the table.

Bug reference Description Fix area Component Platform
5270201 Fixes an out-of-bounds memory read action that can occur during processing of certain client connection requests. SQL Connectivity SQL Connectivity Windows
5614001 Improves identifier validation for merge replication. SQL Server Engine Replication Windows
5622180 Fixes a heap buffer overflow during XML operation. SQL Server Engine Programmability Linux, Windows
5622472 Fixes a memory corruption issue in XA distributed transaction processing. SQL Server Engine Transaction Services Windows
5622571 Improves identifier validation for transactional replication. SQL Server Engine Replication Windows
5624104 Fixes an out-of-bounds read action in log block record parsing. SQL Server Engine Security Infrastructure Windows
5624544 Improves security for index operations in SQL Server. SQL Server Engine Methods to access stored data Windows
5624557 Fixes an issue in which querying a database that contains a corrupted row-compressed record can return unintended memory content. SQL Server now returns a database corruption error message instead. SQL Server Engine Access Methods Windows
5624578 Improves security for transaction logging in SQL Server. SQL Server Engine Methods to access stored data Windows
5624883 Improves validation of sparse column data in SQL Server to enhance security and reliability. SQL Server Engine Access Methods Windows
5624929 Improves security for transaction logging in SQL Server. SQL Server Engine Column Stores Windows
5624956 Improves the validation of variable-length column offsets if SQL Server processes database records. SQL Server Engine Methods to access stored data Windows
5624996 Strengthens database metadata validation in SQL Server. SQL Server Engine Methods to access stored data Windows
5632313 Improves the security and reliability of replication security metadata handling during subscriber database restore and upgrade operations. SQL Server Engine Replication Windows
5632801 Improves the security and reliability of the Log Reader Agent in heterogeneous transactional replication scenarios. SQL Server Engine Replication Windows
5632814 Improves the security and reliability of the change feed configuration. SQL Server Engine Replication Windows
5632849 Fixes a buffer overflow that occurs if merge replication processes more than 250 WebSync XML nickname entries. SQL Server Engine Replication Linux, Windows
5632875 Addresses an issue in replication operations that affects data validation. SQL Server Engine Replication Linux, Windows
5632888 Addresses an issue in Merge Replication Web Synchronization operations that affects data validation. SQL Server Engine Replication Linux, Windows
5632928 Strengthens authorization checks for certain replication-related database operations to prevent unintended disclosure of database information. SQL Server Engine Replication Windows
5635182 Fixes an issue in replication validation and error handling to improve security and reliability. SQL Server Engine Replication Windows
5635962 Fixes a security vulnerability that allows information disclosure or a denial of service if the SQL Database Engine reads a specially crafted SQL Trace file. SQL Server Engine Programmability Linux, Windows
5636098 Improves input validation for transaction identifiers that replication processes. SQL Server Engine Replication Linux, Windows
5636145 Improves memory safety if replication processes transaction identifiers. SQL Server Engine Replication Linux, Windows
5641944 Improves the handling of object names in internal stored procedures. SQL Server Engine Management Services Linux, Windows
5645716 Improves the handling of database names in SQLdiag for long names and names that contain Unicode characters. SQL Server Client Tools SQLDiag Windows
5653497 Strengthens security validation for replication during database upgrades. SQL Server Engine Replication Windows
5653526 Improves the validation of conflict table names for transactional replication. SQL Server Engine Replication Windows
5653573 Improves parameter validation for the Queue Reader Agent. SQL Server Engine Replication Windows
5653596 Improves the handling of conflict table names in merge replication. SQL Server Engine Replication Windows
5653629 Strengthens security validation for conflict reporting in merge replication. SQL Server Engine Replication Windows
5653684 Improves the validation of object names for schema changes in merge replication. SQL Server Engine Replication Windows
5653708 Improves the handling of table names in the generated procedures for merge replication. SQL Server Engine Replication Windows
5653721 Strengthens input validation for change processing in merge replication. SQL Server Engine Replication Windows
5653744 Improves security if transactional replication processes schema changes. SQL Server Engine Replication Windows
5653767 Strengthens security checks for lightweight merge replication operations. SQL Server Engine Replication Windows
5653809 Improves security validation for the processing of queued replication data. SQL Server Engine Replication Windows
5653824 Improves authorization validation for SQL Server Agent job steps. SQL Server Engine Management Services Windows
5653834 Strengthens role validation for replication subscription checks. SQL Server Engine Replication Windows
5654547 Improves the protection of replication data and operations. SQL Server Engine Replication Linux, Windows
5656898 Disables XSLT scripting by default. To restore previous behavior, set EnableXsltScript to 1 under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\{version}\SSIS\XMLTask. Integration Services Integration Services Windows
5657242 Fixes a heap over-read action that occurs if the SQL task in SQL Server Integration Services processes OLE DB output parameters. Integration Services Integration Services Windows
5657881 Fixes an integer overflow that can cause memory access issues in the HTTP connection manager of SQL Server Integration Services. Integration Services Integration Services Windows
5658114 Fixes a memory access violation that might occur when you use the Raw File source component of SQL Server Integration Services. Integration Services Integration Services Windows
5660609 Improves input validation for PolyBase stored procedures. SQL Server Engine PolyBase Windows
5720073 Strengthens security checks for linked server access in replication. SQL Server Engine Replication Linux, Windows
5720090 Improves input validation for Azure Synapse Link for SQL. SQL Server Engine Replication Linux, Windows
5722305 Fixes an issue in which malformed replication article metadata with missing or sparse column ordinals can cause the Log Reader Agent to access invalid rowset bindings. SQL Server Engine Replication Windows
5722310 Fixes an information disclosure vulnerability in replication queue command decoding in xp_decodequeuecmd. SQL Server Engine Replication Windows
5723140 Improves Merge Replication error-source parsing by adding bounded validation. SQL Server Engine Replication Windows
5723300 Fixes a heap buffer overflow that can occur in the Log Reader Agent. SQL Server Engine Replication Windows
5731799 Fixes an elevation of privilege vulnerability in SQL Server merge replication. Replication system procedures now reject batch separators in subscriber validation expressions. SQL Server Engine Replication Windows

How to obtain and install the update

Method 1: Windows Update

This update is available through Windows Update. When you turn on automatic updating, this update will be downloaded and installed automatically. For more information about how to turn on automatic updating, see Windows Update: FAQ.

Method 2: Microsoft Update Catalog

To get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

Note

  • The detection logic has been updated for this and future security releases that are posted to the Microsoft Update Catalog website. For more information, see Updates to the Microsoft Update detection logic for SQL Server servicing.
  • This update is made available through the Microsoft Update Catalog for all servers that are running SQL Server, even if Reporting Services is not installed. Installing this security update is optional for computers that do not host Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services.

Method 3: Microsoft Download Center

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

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More information

Prerequisites

To apply this update, you must have SQL Server 2022 or any SQL Server 2022 GDR release through this SQL Server 2022 GDR installed.

Security update deployment information

For deployment information about this update, see Deployments - Security Update Guide.

File hash information

File name SHA256 hash
SQLServer2022-KB5132747-x64.exe B566F09A461AE4A563A11FF65FD6385993088437A0F3243AA114A90AF5B71A79

File information

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