Vulnerability in Scootersoftware Beyond Compare
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.
EPSS: 0.002 (12.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Scootersoftware Beyond_compare
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-36415?
- CVE-2022-36415 is a high-severity vulnerability in Scootersoftware Beyond Compare, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-07-23.
- How severe is CVE-2022-36415?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.