{"cve":"CVE-2018-0986","nvd":{"published":"2018-04-04T17:29:01.583","modified":"2026-06-17T01:32:08.907","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":["CWE-787"],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103593","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040631","https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0986","https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44402/","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103593"],"products":["microsoft:exchange_server","microsoft:forefront_endpoint_protection_2010","microsoft:intune_endpoint_protection","microsoft:security_essentials","microsoft:system_center_endpoint_protection","microsoft:windows_defender"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:49:59.483420567+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2018-0986","score":0.63268,"percentile":0.99206,"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."]}