CVE-2017-8540

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Improper Restriction of Operations Vulnerability — Microsoft / Malware Protection Engine

Risk tier: Monitored

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".

NVD enrichment (full description, CVSS vector, CWEs) has not completed for this CVE yet — shown above is the CISA KEV short description only.

Scoring

  • CVSS: Not yet available
  • EPSS exploitation probability: Not yet available
  • EPSS percentile: Not yet available

CISA KEV status

  • Added to KEV: 2022-03-03
  • Remediation due date: 2022-03-24
  • Known ransomware campaign use: Unknown

All exploited vulnerabilities