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CVE-2017-8540 is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. Exploits are available; patches have been released and should be applied urgently.
Very high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
EPSS predicts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days based on real-world threat data, complementing CVSS severity scores with actual risk assessment.
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".
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 8.1 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 1703 |
| Microsoft | System Center Endpoint Protection |
| Microsoft | Forefront Security |
| Microsoft | Windows Rt 8.1 |
| Microsoft | Malware Protection Engine |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 1607 |
| Microsoft | Windows 7 |
| Microsoft | Security Essentials |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 1507 |
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