CVE-2022-36271

HIGH

Outbyte PC Repair Installation File <1.7.112.7856 - Code Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2022-36271. PoCs published by SaumyajeetDas.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The repository describes a DLL hijacking vulnerability (CVE-2022-36271) in Outbyte PC Repair Installation File version 1.7.112.7856, where a missing iertutil.dll can be exploited for privilege escalation and persistence. It includes a GIF demonstrating the exploit but lacks actual exploit code.

Description

Outbyte PC Repair Installation File 1.7.112.7856 is vulnerable to Dll Hijacking. iertutil.dll is missing so an attacker can use a malicious dll with same name and can get admin privileges.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WRITEUP 9 stars
by SaumyajeetDas · poc
https://github.com/SaumyajeetDas/POC-of-CVE-2022-36271

The repository describes a DLL hijacking vulnerability (CVE-2022-36271) in Outbyte PC Repair Installation File version 1.7.112.7856, where a missing iertutil.dll can be exploited for privilege escalation and persistence. It includes a GIF demonstrating the exploit but lacks actual exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 80%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Outbyte PC Repair Installation File 1.7.112.7856
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target system to place a malicious DLL
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://outbyte.com
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/SaumyajeetDas/POC-of-CVE-2022-36271

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0055
EPSS Percentile 41.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-427
Status published
Products (1)
outbyte/pc_repair 1.7.112.7856
Published Sep 07, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026