KEV Entry

CVE-2017-8540

Known Exploited Vulnerability Entry KEVIntel

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Entry Details
Confirmed Exploited

CVE-2017-8540

2022-03-03 00:00 UTC

Timestamps

2022-03-03

2022-03-03

Scope

KEVIntel entry: The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1,... | Affected: Microsoft Corporation / Malware Protection Engine | CVSS: 7.8 (HIGH) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False

References
  • {'id': 'CVE-2017-8540', 'url': 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8540'}
  • {'id': 'kevintel', 'url': 'https://kevintel.com/CVE-2017-8540'}

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KEVIntel
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2026-06-23 14:05 UTC

2026-07-10 06:14 UTC

Evidence
1
Type Source Signal Confidence Details GCVE Metadata
public_report kevintel successful_exploitation 0.70
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{
  "added_date": "2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z",
  "ahead_of_cisa_kev": null,
  "cvss_score": 7.8,
  "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
  "epss_percentile": null,
  "epss_score": null,
  "feed": "KEVIntel (kevintel.com)",
  "not_yet_in_cisa_kev": false,
  "product": "Malware Protection Engine",
  "title": "The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1,...",
  "used_in_malware": "unknown",
  "vendor": "Microsoft Corporation"
}
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