8.8High
Microsoft Defender Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
Null pointer dereference in Microsoft Defender allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Microsoft Corporation malware protection engine vulnerabilities (CVE)
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7.8High
Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
Microsoft is aware of an elevation of privilege in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine in Microsoft Defender publicly referred to as "ShieldBreak ".
1.4%EPSS
7.8High
Microsoft Defender Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
Integer overflow or wraparound in Microsoft Defender allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
7.8High
Microsoft Defender Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
Integer underflow (wrap or wraparound) in Microsoft Defender allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
7.8High
Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
Microsoft is aware of an elevation of privilege in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine in Microsoft Defender publicly referred to as "RoguePlanet ".
11%EPSS
8.1High
Microsoft Defender Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Defender allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
7.8High
CVE-2026-41091
KEV
Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Microsoft Defender allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
8.2%EPSS
7.8High
CVE-2017-8540
KEV
Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Improper Restriction of Operations Vulnerability
Microsoft Corporation Malware Protection Engine
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, …
72%EPSS