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CVE-2022-36415

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-07-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-427

Description

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: from 1.8a before 4.4.3 — fixed in 4.4.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Scootersoftware Beyond Compare 4.4.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.scootersoftware.com/support.php?zz=kb_security_2022-02
• https://www.scootersoftware.com/support.php?zz=kb_security_2022-02

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