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CVE-2017-8558
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-06-29T13:29:00.283 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:26:34.697

Summary

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".

Affected products

microsoft — windows_defender

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References

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