Sql Azure Vulnerability Assessment Rules Changelog
In brief
The July 2026 changelog documents a transition from grouped SQL vulnerability recommendations to individual recommendations. Two existing recommendations are marked Deprecated.
What Defender admins need to know
Review monitoring and reporting that depend on the deprecated recommendation IDs as the transition occurs.
Summaries are generated from the documentation change itself.
Documentation change
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This article details the changes made to the SQL vulnerability assessment service rules. Rules that are updated, removed, or added will be outlined below. For an updated list of SQL vulnerability assessment rules, see SQL vulnerability assessment rules.
July 2026
| Recommendation ID | Recommendation Title | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 82e20e14-edc5-4373-bfc4-f13121257c37 | SQL databases should have vulnerability findings resolved | Deprecated |
| f97aa83c-9b63-4f9a-99f6-b22c4398f936 | SQL servers on machines should have vulnerability findings resolved | Deprecated |
September 2023
|Rule ID |Rule Title |Change details |
@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@ ai-usage: ai-assisted This article details the changes made to the SQL vulnerability assessment service rules. Rules that are updated, removed, or added will be outlined below. For an updated list of SQL vulnerability assessment rules, see [SQL vulnerability assessment rules](sql-azure-vulnerability-assessment-rules.md). +## July 2026++> [!NOTE]+> Defender for Cloud is transitioning SQL vulnerability assessment findings from the grouped recommendations model to individual recommendations. As part of this change, the recommendations **SQL databases should have vulnerability findings resolved** and **SQL servers on machines should have vulnerability findings resolved** will be **deprecated as of July 31, 2026** and fully replaced by the new individual recommendations. For details on what changed and how to adjust your workflows, see **[Transition from grouped to individual recommendations](/azure/defender-for-cloud/transition-grouped-individual-recommendations)**.++|Recommendation ID |Recommendation Title |Change details |+|---------|---------|---------|+| 82e20e14-edc5-4373-bfc4-f13121257c37 | SQL databases should have vulnerability findings resolved | Deprecated |+| f97aa83c-9b63-4f9a-99f6-b22c4398f936 | SQL servers on machines should have vulnerability findings resolved | Deprecated |+ ## September 2023 |Rule ID |Rule Title |Change details | 