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CVE-2022-36415
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2022-07-23T03:15:08.447 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:53:25.157

Summary

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.

Affected products

scootersoftware — beyond_compare

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References

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