Scooter Software Beyond Compare 7zxa.dll uncontrolled search path
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-426.
Summary
A vulnerability has been found in Scooter Software Beyond Compare up to 3.3.5.15075 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality in the library 7zxa.dll. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. Attacking locally is a requirement. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The vendor explains that a system must be breached before exploiting this issue. They are not planning on making any changes to address it.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scooter Software | Beyond Compare | 3.3.5.15075 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Beyond Compare VendorScooter Software Affected 3.3.5.15075 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CISA-ADP · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:scootersoftware:beyond_compare:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | Scooter Software |
- cpe:2.3:a:scootersoftware:beyond_compare:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Scooter Software
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-7886
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8gjp-4c89-5ff3
References
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More Scooter Software vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-16747 A DLL hijacking vulnerability exists in the uninstaller in Scooter Beyond Compare 1.8a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-16746 There is an elevation of privilege breakout vulnerability in the Windows EXE installer in… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.7
Sources
- CVE-2024-7886 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-7886 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8gjp-4c89-5ff3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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