CVE-2017-0290

highpriority · attend · 69EPSS 0.814 · 100 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

2 exploits · functional

Likely / severe?

81.4% (100th) EPSS

CVSS 9.3 · high

Is it mine?

22 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.3

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.09.3highAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 10

v3.07.8highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.07.8highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.17.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-119USprimaryCWE-119US

exploits (2)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

EDB-41975Microsoft Security Essentials / SCEP (Microsoft Windows 8/8.1/10 / Windows Server) - 'MsMpEng' Remote Type Confusionfunctional · exploit_db
homjxi0e/CVE-2017-0290-homjxi0e/CVE-2017-0290-PoC · poc_in_github

affected products (22)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Malware Protection Engine≤ 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 2016enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Corp Forefront Security for SharePoint≤ SP3fstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Intune Endpoint Protectionall versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection≤ 2010fstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Malware Protection Engine≤ 1.1.13701.0fstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Security Essentialsall versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows 10all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows 10 1511all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows 10 1607all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows 10 1703all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows 7 Service Pack 1all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows Defenderall versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows RT 8.1all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows Server 2012 Goldall versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows Server 2012 R2all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows Server 2016all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)all versionsfstec_bduRU
microsoft forefront securityall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:forefront_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

showing 20 of 22

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2017-05-09modified 2026-06-17

related (21,028)

Related entries.

ID	severity	EPSS	exploitable	published
CVE-2026-88779US	high7.5OT critical	11.4% (96th)	KEV	2026-10-04
Vulnerability in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway. This issue affects ADC: before 14.1-73.41, before 13.1-64.28, before 14.1-73.41 FIPS, and before 13.1-37.282; Gateway: before…
CVE-2026-88772US	high8.1OT critical	78.2% (100th)	KEV	2026-09-27
Vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler ADC and Citrix NetScaler Gateway. This issue affects ADC: before 14.1-73.37, before 13.1-64.23, before 14.1-73.37 FIPS, and before 13.1.37.279 FI…
CVE-2026-8452US	critical9.8OT critical	1.01% (63rd)	KEV	2026-06-30
Memory overflow vulnerability NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway leading to unpredictable or erroneous behavior and Denial of Service if the appliance is configured as a Gateway (…
CVE-2026-53266US	—OT critical	0.93% (61st)	KEV	2026-06-25
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable The ebtables SNAT target keeps the Ethernet source addre…
CVE-2026-3910US	high8.8OT critical	2.69% (86th)	KEV	2026-03-13
Inappropriate implementation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 146.0.7680.75 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium s…

+21023 more

references (30)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

scry

Attackers weaponise vulnerabilities like this against internet-exposed services. See what is exposed on your perimeter with a free passive scan.

Free scan