CVE-2017-11937

highpriority · track · 41EPSS 0.283 · 98 %ileEURUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

28.3% (98th) EPSS

CVSS 9.3 · high

Is it mine?

9 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 Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, 1709 and Windows Server 2016, Windows Server, version 1709, Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and 2016, does not properly scan a specially crafted file leading to remote code execution. aka "Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

cvss

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

10.0

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.1–10

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

v2.010criticalAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Csecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.07.1highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-119USprimaryCWE-119US

affected products (9)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Malware Protection Engine≤ Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, 1709 and Windows Server 2016, Windows Server, version 1709, Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and 2016.enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Endpoint Protectionall versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Exchange Server≤ 2013fstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Exchange Server≤ 2016fstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection≤ 2010fstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Security Essentialsall versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows Defenderall versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows Intune Endpoint Protectionall versionsfstec_bduRU
microsoft malware protection engine≤ 1.1.14306.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:malware_protection_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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 2017-12-07modified 2026-06-17

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references (7)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11937 cnnvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102070 enisa_euvd
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039972 enisa_euvd
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11937 enisa_euvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102070Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039972Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11937PatchVendor Advisorynvd

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