Symptoms
When you run INSERT EXEC with sp_execute_external_script on a table that has an IDENTITY column in SQL Server 2017, you may receive an access violation exception error.
INSERT INTO <TableName> EXEC sp_execute_external_script
Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
Resolution
This issue is fixed in the following cumulative update for SQL Server:
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