High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 23, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-36415
CVE-2022-36415
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.
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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:scootersoftware:beyond_compare:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: >=1.8a,<4.4.3
- Scooter/Beyond Comparedescription
- Range: <4.4.3
Patches
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References
1- www.scootersoftware.com/support.phpnvdVendor Advisory
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