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CVE-2024-38088
CVE-2024-38088 is a high severity Microsoft vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy one of the 8 updates below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.
High severity Microsoft vulnerability, CVSS 8.8. Fixed by 8 Microsoft security updates.
Risk summary
Updated July 25, 2026. Data refreshed on every build from MSRC, CISA KEV, and FIRST EPSS.
Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2024-38088
This is one of a long series of remote code execution flaws in the SQL Server Native Client OLE DB provider, the client-side library that ships with SQL Server 2016 SP3, 2017, and 2019 GDR builds. The catch is the direction of attack: a host is compromised when its provider connects to a malicious or tampered SQL Server, so application servers and admin workstations are as exposed as the databases. EPSS puts exploitation at only 2 percent, but the CVSS 8.8 High rating warrants a routine patch cycle.
Do this: Apply the SQL Server GDR update on every host running the Native Client provider, not just the database servers.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2024-38088
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Full tracking and change history for CVE-2024-38088
Published and last-revised dates are authoritative, from Microsoft MSRC (or the CISA KEV date-added). Senserva additionally records day-to-day changes from 2026-07-07, refreshed several times a day; the change count reflects that forward-only tracking.
Exploitation and severity
Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 1.8%. CVSS 8.8 (High).
This CVE is among the lower half of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.
Official patch(es) for CVE-2024-38088
Moderate priority: schedule it in your normal patch cycle. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5040936, KB5040939, KB5040940, KB5040942, KB5040944, KB5040946, KB5040948, KB5040986 are installed across the affected products. Senserva does this automatically across your tenant and flags every missing patch.
Apply the Microsoft security updates below to fix CVE-2024-38088. Each KB page carries the Microsoft Update Catalog download, Microsoft's known issues for the update, a copy-paste PowerShell check for whether it is installed, and the Senserva AI read.
Affected products
Common questions about CVE-2024-38088
Is CVE-2024-38088 actively exploited?
It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.8%.
What patch fixes CVE-2024-38088?
Microsoft fixed CVE-2024-38088 in KB5040936, KB5040939, KB5040940, KB5040942, KB5040944, KB5040946, KB5040948, KB5040986. Download from the Microsoft Update Catalog, or let Intune, Windows Update, or WSUS deliver it.
Which products are affected by CVE-2024-38088?
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 3 (GDR), Microsoft SQL Server 2017 for x64-based Systems (GDR), Microsoft SQL Server 2019 for x64-based Systems (GDR).
Can I ask my own AI about CVE-2024-38088?
Yes. This page includes a free, ready-to-paste AI prompt containing CVE-2024-38088's key facts: severity, CVSS, EPSS exploit probability, CISA KEV status, and the fixing KB. Copy it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot for a triage plan; the data is refreshed twice a day (5 AM and 3 PM US Central).
Fixed by the same updates
If you are patching CVE-2024-38088, the same updates also fix these:
Authoritative references
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