CVE-2017-8538

N/A

Published: May 26, 2017 at 08:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:26 AM UTC

11 products affected across 1 vendorMalware Protection EngineWindows DefenderForefront Security

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 50%

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-2017-8540 and CVE-2017-8541.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Forefront Security · Microsoft

95%

All versions

microsoft-exchange-server (environment) · microsoft-windows-10 (environment) · microsoft-windows-7 (environment) · microsoft-windows-8-1 (environment) · microsoft-windows-rt-8-1 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2008 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2012 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2016 (environment)

Malware Protection Engine · Microsoft

95%

v ≤ 1.1.13704.0Microsoft 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.

Windows Defender · Microsoft

95%

All versions

Exchange Server · Microsoftdevice

80%

All versions

Windows 10 · Microsoftdevice

80%

All versions

Windows 7 · Microsoftdevice

80%

All versions