CVE-2017-8540
CISA KEV
ACT NOW
Priority: 0.00
BB Relevance:
0/100
Published: N/A
Modified: N/A
First seen: 2026-10-29
Status: pending_score
Description
The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and 2016, does not properly scan a specially crafted file leading to memory corruption. aka "Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Vendor / Product
Microsoft — Malware Protection Engine
Date Added
2022-03-03
Remediation Due
2022-03-24
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8540