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CVE-2017-8540.

Source-reported disclosure and enrichment record.

SEVERITY / CVSSUnscoredNo severity score in this snapshot.
EXPLOITATION STATUSCISA known exploitedAdded Mar 03, 2022
RECORD STATUSAwaiting NVD dataModified Mar 03, 2022

Disclosure summary

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 remediation guidance

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Original records & references

PUBLISHED 2022-03-03T00:00:00-05:00
MODIFIED 2022-03-03T00:00:00-05:00
INGESTED 2026-10-06T11:42:59-04:00