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CVE-2022-36415

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2022-07-23 Modified: 2026-06-17

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 Platforms

Scootersoftware Beyond Compare

Weakness Type

CWE-427

References