CVE Tools

Forefront Security

7 CVEs tracked. 1 of them are in CISA KEV.

This hub aggregates every CVE we track for Forefront Security. Use it to gauge the current risk picture and drill into individual advisories.

Forefront Security CVEs per month

Oct 2024 to Sep 2026. Point at a month, or focus the strip and use the arrow keys.
Forefront Security CVEs per month
MonthCVEs
2024-100
2024-110
2024-120
2025-010
2025-020
2025-030
2025-040
2025-050
2025-060
2025-070
2025-080
2025-090
2025-100
2025-110
2025-120
2026-010
2026-020
2026-030
2026-040
2026-050
2026-060
2026-070
2026-080
2026-090

Severity

How the 7 CVEs score on CVSS. Severity is not exploitation: KEV is counted above.

  • Critical114%
  • High457%
  • Medium229%

Latest CVEs

The 7 most recently published vulnerabilities affecting Forefront Security.

  1. CVE-2017-8540The 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 a...7.8
  2. CVE-2017-8539The 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 a...5.5
  3. CVE-2017-8542The 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 a...5.5
  4. CVE-2017-8541The 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 a...7.8
  5. CVE-2017-8538The 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 a...7.8
  6. CVE-2017-0290The 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 a...7.8
  7. CVE-2006-5270Integer overflow in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (mpengine.dll), as used by Windows Live OneCare, Antigen, Defender, and Forefront Security, allows user-assisted remote attackers to exec...9.3

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