CVE-2022-36415

Published on: Not Yet Published

Last Modified on: 08/01/2022 04:05:00 PM UTC

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Certain versions of Beyond Compare from Scootersoftware contain the following vulnerability:

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.

  • CVE-2022-36415 has been assigned by URL Logo [email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as HIGH severity.

CVSS3 Score: 7.8 - HIGH

Attack
Vector
Attack
Complexity
Privileges
Required
User
Interaction
LOCAL LOW NONE REQUIRED
Scope Confidentiality
Impact
Integrity
Impact
Availability
Impact
UNCHANGED HIGH HIGH HIGH

CVE References

Description Tags Link
Beyond Compare Technical Support www.scootersoftware.com
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URL Logo MISC www.scootersoftware.com/support.php?zz=kb_security_2022-02

Related QID Numbers

  • 376939 Beyond Compare DLL Hijacking Vulnerability

Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
ApplicationScootersoftwareBeyond CompareAllAllAllAll
  • cpe:2.3:a:scootersoftware:beyond_compare:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

Social Mentions

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Twitter Icon @LinInfoSec Php - CVE-2022-36415: scootersoftware.com/support.php?zz… 2022-07-23 06:00:14
Twitter Icon @threatmeter CVE-2022-36415 A DLL hijacking vulnerability exists in the uninstaller in Scooter Beyond Compare 1.8a through 4.4.2… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2022-07-24 07:09:12
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