CVE-2017-11940

high Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
32.4%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 3% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: December 8, 2017 (3079 days ago)
Last Modified: May 13, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

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". This is different than CVE-2017-11937.

CWE

CWE-119

Affected Products

microsoft malware protection engine

References

🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 portal.msrc.microsoft.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com