# CVE-2024-38094: Microsoft SharePoint Deserialization Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-38094-microsoft-sharepoint-deserialization-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-10-22. Updated: 2026-05-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-38094 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.2 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-10-22

Microsoft SharePoint contains a deserialization vulnerability (CWE-502) that allows for remote code execution. An authenticated attacker with high privileges can exploit this flaw over the network to achieve full system compromise.

Technologies: [Microsoft SharePoint](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/sharepoint). Vendors: [Microsoft](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/microsoft).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-38094 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2024-38094 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 22 October 2024. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2024-38094?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.2, published 22 October 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition; Microsoft SharePoint Server 2016 Enterprise Edition; Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-38094?** A patch was published on 2024-07-09: Vendor advisory and patch released. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2024-38094 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-38094?** Check whether you run Microsoft SharePoint. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition
- Microsoft SharePoint Server 2016 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019

## Timeline

- 2024-07-09: disclosed: Initial disclosure by Microsoft and NVD publication.
- 2024-07-09: patched: Vendor advisory and patch released.
- 2024-10-22: kev added: Added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
- 2024-10-22: exploited: Confirmed as exploited in the wild.

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