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CVE-2017-11940

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 19.76% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-12-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
remote code execution code execution

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CVE
CVE-2017-11940
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
19.76%
Microsoft Windows Exchange

Original NVD Description

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". This is different than CVE-2017-11937.