CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
This vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Remediation Deadline: Mar 24, 2022
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".
EPSS — Exploit Probability
Higher than 99.3% of all CVEs
Required Action
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8540
Risk Assessment
HIGHDetails
- Severity
- High
- EPSS
- 84.6%
- CISA KEV
- Yes
- Ransomware
- Unknown
- Articles
- 0
Timeline
Published
Mar 3, 2022
Added to KEV
Mar 3, 2022
Remediation Due
Mar 24, 2022