CVE-2024-38094: Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Noroxi assessment
Priority: This week (action score 73/100)
- CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild (Oct 22, 2024); it is known to be used in ransomware campaigns. Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Nov 12, 2024.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 50.8% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 98.9% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. Administrator privileges are required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 16.0.5456.1000; Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019 16.0.10412.20001; Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition 16.0.17328.20424.
- Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).
Don’t wait for the next maintenance window. Upgrade to Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 16.0.5456.1000; Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019 16.0.10412.20001; Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition 16.0.17328.20424 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · CISA KEV · FIRST EPSS
- Published
- Jul 9, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 50.8% · 98th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-502
Report tools
Action score
73
Don’t wait for the next maintenance window.
- CVSS
- 28 / 40 · 7.2 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 30 / 30 · Listed
- EPSS
- 15 / 30 · 50.8%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- active
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · microsoft
- 7.2
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Actively exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Oct 22, 2024. That signals real attacks, not theory.
Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Nov 12, 2024.
Known to be used in ransomware campaigns.
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | sharepoint server | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server |
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (microsoft). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016
- 16.0.0 and later · before 16.0.5456.1000affected
Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019
- 16.0.0 and later · before 16.0.10412.20001affected
Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition
- 16.0.0 and later · before 16.0.17328.20424affected
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- microsoft sharepoint serverall versions
- microsoft sharepoint server2016
- microsoft sharepoint server2019
Same product
microsoft: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2025-53770Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution VulnerabilityKEV99Now
- CVE-2023-29357Microsoft SharePoint Server Elevation of Privilege VulnerabilityKEV99Now
- CVE-2025-49704Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution VulnerabilityKEV95Now
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2024-38023Jul 9, 2024 · Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability44Plan
- ← EarlierCVE-2024-38024Jul 9, 2024 · Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability42Plan
- Later →CVE-2024-38018Sep 10, 2024 · Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability50Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 | 16.0.5456.1000 · KB5002618 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019 | 16.0.10412.20001 · KB5002615 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition | 16.0.17328.20424 · KB5002606 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- CISA KEV+104 d
- TodayNov 14, 2026+858 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2025-53770375 days apartMicrosoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution VulnerabilityKEV99Now
- CVE-2024-3004456 days apartMicrosoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability52Plan
- CVE-2024-3801863 days apartMicrosoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability50Plan
- CVE-2024-380230 days apartMicrosoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability44Plan
- CVE-2024-21318182 days apartMicrosoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability44Plan
- CVE-2024-380240 days apartMicrosoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability42Plan
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-24-0911 · Jul 10, 2024(Microsoft SharePoint Server Güvenlik Bildirimi)
Not on record for this CVE: patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- Administrator privileges are required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-502 · Deserialization of Untrusted DataCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-secondary
Root cause
Data received over the network is deserialized into the language’s native object format without verifying its source. Code paths inside the object can be triggered during deserialization.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-502 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
payload = sock.recv(65536)
job = pickle.loads(payload)Fixed
payload = sock.recv(65536)
if not hmac.compare_digest(sign(payload), header_sig):
raise PermissionError("invalid signature")
job = JobSchema.validate(json.loads(payload))Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log (1)
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.