CVE-2022-36414
There is an elevation of privilege breakout vulnerability in the Windows EXE installer in Scooter...
There is an elevation of privilege breakout vulnerability in the Windows EXE installer in Scooter Beyond Compare 4.2.0 through 4.4.2 before 4.4.3. Affected versions allow a logged-in user to run applications with elevated privileges via the Clipboard Compare tray app after installation.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
There is an elevation of privilege breakout vulnerability in the Windows EXE installer in Scooter Beyond Compare 4.2.0 through 4.4.2 before 4.4.3. Affected versions allow a logged-in user to run applications with elevated privileges via the Clipboard Compare tray app after installation.
- Record
CVE-2022-36414- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
There is an elevation of privilege breakout vulnerability in the Windows EXE installer in Scooter Beyond Compare 4.2.0 through 4.4.2 before 4.4.3. Affected versions allow a logged-in user to run applications with elevated privileges via the Clipboard Compare tray app after installation.
- Record
CVE-2022-36414- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-39126 No score
There is an elevation of privilege breakout vulnerability in the Windows EXE installer in Scooter Beyond Compare 4.2.0 through 4.4.2 before 4.4.3. Affected versions allow a logged-in user to run applications with elevated privileges via the Clipboard Compare tray app after installation.
- Record
EUVD-2022-39126- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cj67-vf86-qmx6
There is an elevation of privilege breakout vulnerability in the Windows EXE installer in Scooter...
There is an elevation of privilege breakout vulnerability in the Windows EXE installer in Scooter Beyond Compare 4.2.0 through 4.4.2 before 4.4.3. Affected versions allow a logged-in user to run applications with elevated privileges via the Clipboard Compare tray app after installation.
- Record
GHSA-cj67-vf86-qmx6- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-36414 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Scootersoftware Beyond Compare, published July 23, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.20%, the 10th percentile. No source names a fixed version.