KEV Entry

CVE-2017-8540

Known Exploited Vulnerability Entry Previdian

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Entry Details
Confirmed Exploited

CVE-2017-8540

2022-03-03 01:00 CET

Timestamps

2022-03-03

2022-03-03

Scope

The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1,... | Affected: Microsoft / Malware Protection Engine | CVSS: 7.8 (HIGH) | EPSS: 0.71874 | 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': 'previdian', 'url': 'https://previdian.com/CVE-2017-8540'}

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Previdian
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2026-10-02 09:10 CEST

2026-10-02 09:10 CEST

Evidence
1
Type Source Signal Confidence Details GCVE Metadata
public_report previdian successful_exploitation 0.70
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  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "cvss_score": 7.8,
  "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
  "epss_percentile": 0.99411,
  "epss_score": 0.71874,
  "feed": "Previdian (previdian.com)",
  "ghsa_id": null,
  "not_yet_in_cisa_kev": false,
  "previous_ids": [],
  "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",
  "virtual_patch": false,
  "vulnerability_id": "CVE-2017-8540"
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