CVE-2022-36415

Summary

CVE	CVE-2022-36415
State	PUBLIC
Assigner	[email protected]
Source Priority	CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published	2022-07-23 03:15:00 UTC
Updated	2022-08-01 16:05:00 UTC
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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-427

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
Application	Scootersoftware	Beyond Compare	All	All	All	All

References

Reference	Source	Link	Tags
Beyond Compare Technical Support	MISC	www.scootersoftware.com
CVE Program record	CVE.ORG	www.cve.org	canonical
NVD vulnerability detail	NVD	nvd.nist.gov	canonical, analysis

No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.

Legacy QID Mappings

376939 Beyond Compare DLL Hijacking Vulnerability