System Center Endpoint Protection vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.

Product2 known exploited1 versions
The short answer

System Center Endpoint Protection is made by Microsoft. We track 13 published vulnerabilities in it, across 1 version. 2 of them are on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 3 March 2022. If you run System Center Endpoint Protection, check your version against the exploited flaws below and patch those first.

Check your version

The most recent System Center Endpoint Protection flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2017-8540, on 3 March 2022. We keep watching the known-exploited list.

Versions

Which versions of System Center Endpoint Protection do the exploited flaws hit?

Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, as published by the vendor. Find your version, then patch.

  • CVE-2021-1647Exploited list, 3 Nov 2021

    Microsoft Defender Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    20122012-r2

1 more exploited flaw names System Center Endpoint Protection without a version of its own, for example as the system other affected software runs on. It is in the list below.

Known exploited

Which System Center Endpoint Protection vulnerabilities are being exploited?

2 flaws are on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.

  1. 7.8
    CVE-2017-8540HighKnown exploited
    Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Improper Restriction of Operations Vulnerability

    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...

    Chance of use72%Known exploited since3 Mar 2022
  2. 7.8
    CVE-2021-1647HighKnown exploited
    Microsoft Defender Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    Microsoft Defender contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for remote code execution.

    Chance of use39%Known exploited since3 Nov 2021
Exploit likelihood

Which System Center Endpoint Protection flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. 63%

    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...

    CVSS8.8Published4 Apr 2018
  2. 39%
    CVE-2021-1647HighKnown exploited

    Microsoft Defender Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    CVSS7.8Published12 Jan 2021
  3. 4.1%

    A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Defender improperly handles files, aka 'Microsoft Defender Denial of Service Vulnerability'.

    CVSS7.5Published23 Sep 2019
  4. 1.6%

    An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Defender that leads arbitrary file deletion on the system.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, aka 'Microsoft...

    CVSS7.8Published9 Jun 2020
  5. 1.0%

    An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the MpSigStub.exe for Defender allows file deletion in arbitrary locations.

    CVSS7.1Published14 Aug 2019
  6. 0.9%

    An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Defender that leads arbitrary file deletion on the system.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, aka 'Microsoft...

    CVSS7.8Published9 Jun 2020
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We track 13 published vulnerabilities listed under the name System Center Endpoint Protection, across 1 version. The most recent System Center Endpoint Protection flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2017-8540, on 3 March 2022.

2 are on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added are CVE-2017-8540 and CVE-2021-1647.

Each flaw names its own versions, usually as ranges. The newest, CVE-2021-1647, affects 2012, 2012-r2. The versions for every exploited flaw are listed on this page.

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