vulnerability
Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2017-8558)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jun 29, 2017 | Aug 26, 2020 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jun 29, 2017
Added
Aug 26, 2020
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
Description
The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on 32-bit versions of 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 does not properly scan a specially crafted file leading to memory corruption. aka "Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
Solution
windows-defender-upgrade-latest
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