CVE-2017-8541

Published: May 26, 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 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", a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-8538 and CVE-2017-8540.

Affected (3)

Products: Microsoft: Forefront Security, Malware Protection Engine, Windows Defender

Microsoft

3 products

Forefront Security

Malware Protection Engine

Windows Defender

Configuration A

3 vulnerable · 14 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Forefront Security	All versions
Microsoft Malware Protection Engine	Up to 1.1.13704.0
Microsoft Windows Defender	All versions

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Microsoft Exchange Server	Version 2013
Microsoft Exchange Server	Version 2016
Microsoft Windows 10	All versions
Microsoft Windows 10	Version 1511
Microsoft Windows 10	Version 1607
Microsoft Windows 10	Version 1703
Microsoft Windows 7	All versions
Microsoft Windows 8.1	All versions
Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008	Version r2 sp1
Microsoft Windows Server 2012	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2012	Version r2
Microsoft Windows Server 2016	All versions