CVE-2017-8540 added to CISA KEV: Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
Status: ✅ Confirmed exploited in the wild
Date added: 2022-03-03
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Due date: 2022-03-24
Why this matters
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".
Sources
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