🛡 CVE-2017-8540
Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Improper Restriction of Operations Vulnerability
Microsoft Malware Protection Engine CWE-119
Ransomware use
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CISA KEV
EPSS
72.0%
Likely exploited · 99th pct
Added to KEV
2022-03-03
CISA
Remediate by
2022-03-24
⚠ OVERDUE
CWE
CWE-119
weakness
📈 EPSS exploit probability
72.0%
FIRST EPSS — 30-day probability of exploitation in the wild · band Likely exploited · higher than 99% of all scored CVEs
⚠ KEV remediation overdue
CISA required federal remediation by 2022-03-24. This exploited vulnerability is past its Binding Operational Directive 22-01 due date — prioritize patch/mitigation and hunt for exploitation.
📄 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, 151
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