CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Directory

Explore every threat in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, enhanced with plain-English executive analysis, AWS relevance, and technical remediation guidance.

CVE	Vendor	Product	Added	Due	Status
CVE-2017-8540 — Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Improper Restriction of Operations Vulnerability 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, Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and 2016, does not properly scan a specially crafted file leading to memory corruption. aka "Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".	Microsoft	Malware Protection Engine	Mar 3, 2022	Mar 24, 2022

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CVE-2017-8540 — Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Improper Restriction of Operations Vulnerability

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, Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and 2016, does not properly scan a specially crafted file leading to memory corruption. aka "Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

Malware Protection Engine · Mar 3, 2022