{"cve":"CVE-2017-0290","nvd":{"published":"2017-05-09T06:29:00.157","modified":"2026-06-17T00:57:26.573","status":"Modified","description":"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_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98330","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038419","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038420","https://0patch.blogspot.si/2017/05/0patching-worst-windows-remote-code.html","https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/05/windows-defender-nscript-remote-vulnerability/"],"products":["microsoft:forefront_security","microsoft:malware_protection_engine","microsoft:windows_defender"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:42:28.077359912+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-0290","score":0.81421,"percentile":0.99638,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}