Exploited vulnerability

CVE-2017-8540

TLP:CLEAR

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Improper Restriction of Operations Vulnerability

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".

Facts

Vendor: Microsoft
Product: Malware Protection Engine
CVSS: 7.8
EPSS (probability of exploitation within 30 days): 71.9 %
On CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since: 3 March 2022
First known exploitation: 3 March 2022
CISA's deadline for US federal agencies: 24 March 2022
Weakness: CWE-119
First seen by Risk Letters: 3 March 2022

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Data: NVD (public domain), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, MITRE ATT&CK, AlienVault OTX. NVD