CVE-2017-8540
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.
- Score
- CVSS 3.1 7.8 High
- Status
- Analyzed - secure@microsoft.com
- Published
- 2017-05-26
- Last modified
- 2025-10-21
- Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- since 2022-03-03, action due 2022-03-24: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Weaknesses
- CWE-787
Affected products
- Endpoint Protection (Microsoft)
- Exchange Server (Microsoft)
- Forefront Endpoint Protection (Microsoft)
- Forefront Security (Microsoft)
- Intune Endpoint Protection (Microsoft)
- Malware Protection Engine (Microsoft)
- Security Essentials (Microsoft)
- System Center Endpoint Protection (Microsoft)
- Windows Defender (Microsoft)
- Malware Protection Engine (Microsoft Corporation)
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98703
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038571
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8540
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42088/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-8540
