CVE-2017-8540

unknown KEV

Published 2022-03-03 · Modified 2022-03-03

CVSS v3

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CVSS v2

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VIR risk

1.5

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 KEV

Vendor: Microsoft
Product: Malware Protection Engine
Due date: 2022-03-24

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

99%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cisa-kev — https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8540

Exploits

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8540

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.