CVE-2018-0986

highpriority · attend · 67EPSS 0.633 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUS
grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
Public exploit
1 exploit · functional
Likely / severe?
63.3% (99th) EPSS
CVSS 9.3 · high
Is it mine?
52 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
3 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine does not properly scan a specially crafted file, leading to memory corruption, aka "Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows Defender, Windows Intune Endpoint Protection, Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft System Center, Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection.

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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
v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.9
v3.18.8highAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-787USprimaryCWE-119US
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exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

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affected products (52)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

showing 20 of 52
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also known as (8)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bduNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2018-04-04modified 2026-06-17
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references (12)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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