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CVE-2018-0986

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 63.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-04-04 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

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.

Affected products

• Microsoft Exchange Server: 2013, 2016
• Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010: all versions
• Microsoft Intune Endpoint Protection: all versions
• Microsoft Security Essentials: all versions
• Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection: 2012-r2; 2012
• Microsoft Windows Defender: all versions
• Microsoft Exchange Server: 2013, 2016
• Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection: 2010
• Microsoft System Center: 2012 Endpoint Protection, 2012 R2 Endpoint Protection
• Microsoft Security Essentials: Microsoft Security Essentials
• Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection: Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection
• Microsoft Windows Defender: Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems (+19)
• Microsoft Windows Intune Endpoint Protection: Windows Intune Endpoint Protection

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
• 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/

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