Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
YES - ON THE CISA KEV LIST
CVE-2017-8540
Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Improper Restriction of Operations Vulnerability
overdue since 2022-03-24
Microsoft: 391 entries (22.0% of all KEV entries are from this vendor); 41 added in 2026.
BOD 26-04 note: this is the date printed in the CISA catalog. A federal agency's actual deadline is set by its SSVC tier - Act (3 days), Attend (14 days), Track (60 days), or the next scheduled upgrade - counted from the KEV listing date or the date the vulnerability is identified in its environment, whichever comes first. Use the tier helper on each CVE page for your own window.
Your BOD 26-04 window (SSVC tier helper)
Your remediation window ends:
Description
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".
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8540
References
Other KEV entries for this vendor: Microsoft
- CVE-2026-124194 - Office (2026-11-10)
- CVE-2026-96951 - Windows (2026-10-13)
- CVE-2026-65660 - SharePoint (2026-09-25)
- CVE-2026-81963 - Windows (2026-09-08)
- CVE-2026-85880 - Windows (2026-09-08)
- CVE-2019-1068 - SQL Server (2026-08-26)
- CVE-2026-33824 - Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Service Extensions (2026-08-18)
- CVE-2026-55040 - SharePoint (2026-08-18)
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