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TI-2014-02227 Aliases CVE-2014-2779GHSA-wvr4-424q-2jvx

mpengine.dll in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine before 1.1.10701.0 allows remote…

Priority LOW 35CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

mpengine.dll in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine before 1.1.10701.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.13352 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:malware_protection_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.1.10600.0VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:malware_protection_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.10600.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-2779
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wvr4-424q-2jvx

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2026-29727 Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2017-06074 Out-of-bounds write in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2017-00265 Memory corruption in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2026-48742 Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2026-37344 Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2017-06072 Memory corruption in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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