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.
The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.
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https://www.scootersoftware.com/support.php?zz=kb_security_2022-02 | vendor advisory |