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", a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-8538 and CVE-2017-8541.
Published: 2017-05-26
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: 84.6% High
KEV: Yes
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2022-03-03'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Subscriptions

Microsoft Endpoint Protection Exchange Server Forefront Endpoint Protection Forefront Security Intune Endpoint Protection Malware Protection Engine Security Essentials System Center Endpoint Protection Windows 10 1507 Windows 10 1511 Windows 10 1607 Windows 10 1703 Windows 7 Windows 8.1 Windows Defender Windows Rt 8.1 Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2016
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-21T23:55:40.255Z

Reserved: 2017-05-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-8540

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:41:23.431Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-05-26T20:29:00.427

Modified: 2026-04-21T15:19:27.667

Link: CVE-2017-8540

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses