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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.scootersoftware.com/support.php?zz=kb_security_2022-02
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0021
EPSS Percentile
11.1%
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)
scootersoftware/beyond_compare
1.8a - 4.4.3
Published
Jul 23, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026