CVE-2017-11940

Published: Dec 8, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, 1709 and Windows Server 2016, Windows Server, version 1709, Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and 2016, does not properly scan a specially crafted file leading to remote code execution. aka "Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This is different than CVE-2017-11937.

Affected (1)

Products: Microsoft: Malware Protection Engine

Microsoft

1 product

Malware Protection Engine

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 14 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Malware Protection Engine	Up to 1.1.14306.0

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Microsoft Exchange Server	Version 2013
Microsoft Exchange Server	Version 2016
Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010	All versions
Microsoft Windows 10	All versions
Microsoft Windows 10	Version 1511
Microsoft Windows 10	Version 1607
Microsoft Windows 10	Version 1703
Microsoft Windows 10	Version 1709
Microsoft Windows 7	All versions
Microsoft Windows 8.1	All versions
Microsoft Windows Defender	All versions
Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2016	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2016	Version 1709