Vulnerability Details CVE-2022-36415
A DLL hijacking vulnerability exists in the uninstaller in Scooter Beyond Compare 1.8a through 4.4.2 before 4.4.3 when installed via the EXE installer. The uninstaller attempts to load DLLs out of a Windows Temp folder. If a standard user places malicious DLLs in the C:\Windows\Temp\ folder, and then the uninstaller is run as SYSTEM, the DLLs will execute with elevated privileges.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 19.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.8
References
Products affected by CVE-2022-36415
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cpe:2.3:a:scootersoftware:beyond_compare:1.8a
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cpe:2.3:a:scootersoftware:beyond_compare:2.5.3
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cpe:2.3:a:scootersoftware:beyond_compare:3.1.10
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cpe:2.3:a:scootersoftware:beyond_compare:4.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:scootersoftware:beyond_compare:4.4.2