CVE-2017-11937
The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, 1709 and Windows Server 2016, Windows Server, version 1709, Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and 2016, does not properly scan a specially crafted file leading to remote code execution. aka "Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
Published:Dec 7, 2017
Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
EPS:Dec 7, 2017
EPSS Score:0.56825
CVSS Score:7.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Exchange Server
Microsoft
Exchange Server
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010
Microsoft
Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Malware Protection Engine
Microsoft
Malware Protection Engine
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 10
Microsoft
Windows 10
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 7
Microsoft
Windows 7
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 8.1
Microsoft
Windows 8.1
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Defender
Microsoft
Windows Defender
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Rt 8.1
Microsoft
Windows Rt 8.1
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 2016
Microsoft
Windows Server 2016
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
