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Amazon RDS now supports latest CU and GDR updates for Microsoft SQL Server in Amazon Web Services China Regions

Posted on: Sep 14, 2026

Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for SQL Server now supports the latest Cumulative Updates (CU) and General Distribution Release (GDR) updates for Microsoft SQL Server in Amazon Web Services China (Beijing) Region, operated by Sinnet, and Amazon Web Services China (Ningxia) Region, operated by NWCD. This release includes support for Microsoft SQL Server 2016 SP3+GDR KB5102340 (RDS version 13.00.6500.1.v1), SQL Server 2017 CU31+GDR KB5102337 (RDS version 14.00.3540.1.v1), SQL Server 2019 CU32+GDR KB5102335 (RDS version 15.09.4480.2.v1), SQL Server 2022 CU26 KB5093420 (RDS version 16.00.4265.3.v1) and SQL Server 2025 CU7 KB5096981 (RDS version 17.00.4065.4.v1).

The GDR updates address vulnerabilities described in CVE-2026-47295, CVE-2026-47296, CVE-2026-54118, CVE-2026-55002. For additional information on the improvements and fixes included in these updates, see Microsoft documentation for KB5102340, KB5102337, KB5102335, KB5093420 and KB5096981. We recommend that you upgrade your Amazon RDS for SQL Server instances to apply these updates using Amazon RDS Management Console or by using the Amazon SDK or CLI. Learn more about upgrading your database instances from the Amazon RDS User Guide.

See Amazon RDS for SQL Server Pricing for pricing details and regional availability.