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CVE-2017-0290
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-05-09T06:29:00.157 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:57:26.573

Summary

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 does not properly scan a specially crafted file leading to memory corruption, aka "Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Affected products

microsoft — forefront_security

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References

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